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While research has shown that significant numbers of people fantasise about inflicting harm, little is known about the processes behind such “violent ideations”.
A team led by a University of Cambridge professor tracked the self-reported thoughts and experiences of 1,465 young people from schools across the Swiss city of Zurich at the ages of 15, 17 and 20.
Researchers gathered data on whether violent thoughts had occurred in the last 30 days, and the types of bullying or aggression experienced over the last 12 months.
They used questionnaires to probe the levels of aggression (humiliation, beatings, murder) and imagined targets (strangers, friends) within young people’s darkest fantasies.
Bullied kids more likely to have violent and murderous thoughts, scientists claim
A team of researchers, led by a Cambridge University professor, heard the experiences of 1,465 young people from schools across the Swiss city of Zurich at the ages of 15, 17 and 20.
The study found that boys were more prone to violent thinking in general (Image: Getty Images)
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Bullying and other forms of aggression could seriously affect a person. A new study found that people who suffered bullying as adolescents or young adults tend to have violent thoughts or fantasies of hurting or killing someone.
Aggressive Behavior, showed that significant numbers of people who experienced bullying fantasize about inflicting harm.
The researchers from the University of Cambridge tracked the self-reported thoughts and experiences of 1,465 adolescents from schools across Zurich, Switzerland, at ages 15, 17, and 20.
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Violent Thoughts Worse Among Bullying Victims
The researchers recorded whether the participants had violent thoughts in the past 30 days or whether they have experienced or what types of bullying and aggression they experienced over the past year. In the study, bullying is defined as interpersonal, intentionally harm-doing.
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Experiencing bullying and forms of aggression in late adolescence and early adulthood is linked to a marked increase in the likelihood of having daydreams or fantasies about hurting or killing people, according to a new study.
While research has shown that significant numbers of people fantasise about inflicting harm , little is known about the processes behind such violent ideations .
A team led by a University of Cambridge professor tracked the self-reported thoughts and experiences of 1,465 young people from schools across the Swiss city of Zurich at the ages of 15, 17 and 20.
Researchers gathered data on whether violent thoughts had occurred in the last 30 days, and the types of bullying or aggression experienced over the last 12 months.
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Young people who experience bullying are more likely to fantasise about committing acts of violence – study
Experiencing bullying and forms of aggression in late adolescence and early adulthood is linked to a marked increase in the likelihood of having daydreams or fantasies about hurting or killing people, according to a new study.
It’s the difference between conditions that make people angry and upset, and those that make people vengeful Manuel Eisner
While research has shown that significant numbers of people fantasise about inflicting harm, little is known about the processes behind such “violent ideations”.
A team led by a University of Cambridge professor tracked the self-reported thoughts and experiences of 1,465 young people from schools across the Swiss city of Zurich at the ages of 15, 17 and 20.