title: Biopsychosocial approaches to understanding human aggression: the first 30 years.
abstract: Theorists and researchers have long been aware of the potential utility of multidimensional explanations of human behavior, including human aggressive behavior. Biopsychosocial models are multidimensional explanations that attempt to provide a framework for understanding how biologic, contextual, and individual difference variables combine to influence human behavior. In this paper, the rationale for giving contemporary investigators a forum to discuss research findings on aggressive behavior from a biopsychosocial perspective is developed. The advantages and potential shortcomings of viewing aggressive behavior from a biopsychosocial perspective are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Psychology, Hattiesburg 39406-5025, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Berman
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D001525:Behavioral Sciences / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology