title: Concept analysis: aggression.
abstract: The concept of aggression is important to nursing because further knowledge of aggression can help generate a better theoretical model to drive more effective intervention and prevention approaches. This paper outlines a conceptual analysis of aggression. First, the different forms of aggression are reviewed, including the clinical classification and the stimulus-based classification. Then the manifestations and measurement of aggression are described. Finally, the causes and consequences of aggression are outlined. It is argued that a better understanding of aggression and the causal factors underlying it are essential for learning how to prevent negative aggression in the future.
authors.affiliation: Social Science Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0375, USA. jianghol@usc.edu
authors.forename: Jianghong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology