Stuck in the heat or stuck in the hierarchy? Power relations explain regional variations in violence

Weick, M.; Vasiljevic, M.; Uskul, A.K.; Moon, C.

Abstract

We contend that an ecological account of violence and aggression requires consideration of societal and cultural settings. Focusing on hierarchical relations, we argue countries with higher (vs. lower) power distance are, on average, located closer to the equator, have more challenging climates (i.e., higher temperature; lower temperature variation) and a greater prevalence of violence and aggression (i.e., higher homicide rates).

Citation

Weick, M., Vasiljevic, M., Uskul, A., & Moon, C. (2017). Stuck in the heat or stuck in the hierarchy? Power relations explain regional variations in violence. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, Article e102. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x1600114x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: May 11, 2017
• Publication Date: May 11, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 12, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 18, 2018
• Journal: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
• Print ISSN: 0140-525X
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-1825
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 40
• Article Number: e102
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x1600114x
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1314944
• Related Public URLs: http://kar.kent.ac.uk/56963/