Sentences with phrase «low aggression level»

This breed has a very low aggression level, which means they're fine with strangers and other pets.

Not exact matches

McMaster's Alex Sevigny said there was no surprise to see opposition leaders and MPs at the lower end of the scale, which was determined after «coders» were trained to watch sessions of Question Period and identify the level of rudeness based on factors such as aggression and anger.

At higher densities, hens are more evenly distributed across all areas of the house, including the litter, which may explain their lower levels of aggression and feather pecking (DEFRA, 2007).

At fifteen, the kids of troubled marriages had significantly higher levels of truancy, depression, peer rejection, low school achievement, behavior problems, anger and aggression.

It's hard to pin down the biological basis for the changes that took place in early human ancestors and domesticated animals as they developed lower levels of aggression.

Relational victimization, experienced by boys and girls at similar levels, was related to higher levels of relational aggression and internalizing problems such as symptoms of depression and of anxiety, as well as lower levels of received prosocial behavior like peer support and help (called prosocial support).

The study also found that children and adolescents who experience higher levels of overt victimization report higher levels of overt aggression and lower levels of prosocial support, and exhibit more externalizing behavior such as delinquency, impulsivity, and conduct problems.

Mantis shrimp that perceived an opponent's UV reflectance as low were more willing to fight and to escalate contests more quickly, suggesting that the spot enhances the threat display and provides valuable clues about an opponent's level of aggression.

They had developed smaller skeletons, white spots on their fur, floppy ears, and curlier tails; their craniums had also changed shape, resulting in less sexual dimorphism, and they had lower levels of aggression overall.

Thus the higher levels of stress hormones in alpha males, the team contends, are probably due to the stress of expending the energy necessary to stay competitive and on top of the hierarchy, whereas low - ranking males are stressed out by social factors such as being the targets of aggression by alpha males.

A new study suggests that low levels of glucose in the blood may increase anger and aggression between spouses.

Increased serotonin levels in the striatum are known to increase cognitive and social control and also reduce aggression whereas low levels are linked with underdeveloped social skills.

Earlier research had linked aggression to low levels of an enzyme called monoamine oxidase A (MAO - A), which breaks down certain neurotransmitters in the brain.

The research also found that those girls who had previously experienced dating violence reported lower levels of psychological aggression and psychological distress after completing the program, relative to girls in a comparison group.

Arguments and aggression between husbands and wives can sometimes be the result of low blood glucose levels, say Ohio State University researchers.

While excessive levels of testosterone can result in uncalled for aggression, low levels of testosterone make you lame, and you lack the energy.

If we lower tryptophan levels, that triggers a corresponding drop in serotonin production in the brain and can impact mood, impair memory, and increase aggression, according to a study published in 2001 in the Journal of Psychiatry.

In turn, when children supplement with fish oil the results show lower levels of hyperactivity, inattention, impulsiveness, and aggression (56, 57).

Glucocorticoids lower both plasma and brain serotonin levels, and are linked to depression and feelings of aggression.

Still, «the brain is 60 percent fat,» Green said, and very low levels of cholesterol have been associated with depression, aggression and anti-social behavior.

When the dog encounters one of his triggers, he might display low levels of stress such as sniffing the ground or a tongue flick or he may show aggression such as a freeze or a growl.

Scattered reports of aggression and hyperactivity in hypothyroid dogs suggested that dogs also might exhibit a wider repertoire of behaviors in response to low thyroid levels.

Serotonin is responsible for the feeling of well - being and low levels lead to anxiety, depression, and aggression.

Australian Cattle Dogs can even be leery of or careful with strangers, which indicates some amount of low level fear or concern about strangers, but socialization can reduce the development of fearbased defensive aggression.

Irish Water Spaniels might have a reserved or cautious nature with strangers, which indicates they might have a low level fear or concern about them that could be assisted with socialization to reduce the development of fearbased defensive aggression.

People make mistakes with remote collars and dog aggression by starting at a low level of stimulation and then waiting until the dog is actually being aggressive to stimulate the dog.

Border Collies could even be reserved or cautious around those they do not know which means some amount of low level fear or concern about strangers, but socialization can reduce the development of fearbased defensive aggression.

It is also important to realize that, although the Ariegeois is a pack hunter, he can develop low levels of dog aggression — early socialization and training are particularly important for this reason.

In guide dogs specifically, success is associated with high levels of obedience and trainability and low levels of reactivity, hyperactivity, aggression, distraction, and anxious behaviors (e.g., barking)(24, 26, 29, 32, 35).

This suggested that the dominance aggression was associated with abnormally low levels of serotonin in the brain.

As adults, children of the Authoritarian Parenting style are more likely to use aggression in their relationships, have lower levels of self - esteem, and in severe cases may even have a life - long problem with those in authority positions.

Low - level physical aggression (pushing, kicking, hitting): Some consequences could include giving the student a new learning space in the room or a new spot in line, or they could be tasked with performing an act of kindness or service for the hurt person.

Impulsive - irresponsible traits were positively related to reactive aggression at only low levels of MD and negatively related to instrumental aggression at high levels of MD..

Peer victimization is a risk - factor that contributes to a variety of internalizing and externalizing problems including lower self - esteem, higher levels of social anxiety, depression or aggression, deficiencies in social skills and adjustment problems.

In this study, researchers Rhoades, Stanley, Markman, and Ragan found that individuals with never married parents had the lowest relationship satisfaction ratings, more negative communication, lower commitment levels and more physical aggression compared with both divorced or married parents.

For girls, a less secure relationship with best friends and lower levels of shame and guilt were related to the use of aggression in romantic relationships and endorsing less healthy attitudes about these relationships.

If you look at the longitudinal data, you do see a slight rise in reports of physical aggression (but still, generally, very low levels), but levels do not increase over time after couples start cohabiting.

This work evaluated a psycho - educational, group - based, conjoint treatment for couples experiencing intimate partner violence characterized by mutual low - level physical violence and psychological aggression.

For boys, externalizing responsibility for harm to others was related to using physical aggression in romantic relationships and lower levels of guilt and shame were related to the justification of sexual aggression.

Nurse - visited children born to mothers with low levels of psychologic resources had higher arithmetic achievement test scores (score of 88.61 vs 85.42) and expressed less aggression (score of 98.58 vs 101.10) and incoherence (score of 20.90 vs 29.84) in response to story stems.

On social - emotional measures, foster children in the NSCAW study tended to have more compromised functioning than would be expected from a high - risk sample.43 Moreover, as indicated in the previous section, research suggests that foster children are more likely than nonfoster care children to have insecure or disordered attachments, and the adverse long - term outcomes associated with such attachments.44 Many studies of foster children postulate that a majority have mental health difficulties.45 They have higher rates of depression, poorer social skills, lower adaptive functioning, and more externalizing behavioral problems, such as aggression and impulsivity.46 Additionally, research has documented high levels of mental health service utilization among foster children47 due to both greater mental health needs and greater access to services.

Research indicates that depressed mothers, especially when their depression is chronic, are less sensitive with their infants and toddlers, play with and talk to their children less, and provide less supportive and age - appropriate limit setting and discipline than non-depressed mothers.4, 8,9 When mothers report more chronic depressive symptoms, their children are more likely to evidence insecure attachment relationships with them, show less advanced language and cognitive development, be less cooperative, and have more difficulty controlling anger and aggression.8, 9 Lower levels of maternal sensitivity and engagement explain some of these findings.

Low levels of serotonin have been found to be associated with impulsive behavior and emotional aggression.

Physical, verbal and relational aggression have been identified as distinct entities in many cultures and countries.16, 17,18,19,20 Typically, physical aggression is viewed as unacceptable by parents and is associated with peer rejection in most countries.21, 22,16,23,24,25,8,26 Nevertheless, meta - analyses have demonstrated that cultures characterized by collectivistic and Confucian values generally show lower levels of aggression, regardless of type, towards peers than their Western counterparts.27

These skills are associated with lower levels of aggression, better problem solving skills, and positive social skills.29, 30 Additionally, the ability to delay gratification may be linked with children's ability to regulate frustration and stress.31, 32

Teachers also reported lower levels of aggression for children who received Coping Power in conjunction with a related classroom intervention.

Psychological characteristics include low IQ, impulsivity, hyperactivity, lack of empathy, and fearlessness.12, 13 Parental risks include low levels of education, antisocial behavior, poor parenting skills, maternal early onset of childbearing, and family discord.14 — 20 There is evidence of an intergenerational transmission of these problems through both genetic and environmental channels.18, 19,21 — 24 Developmental research also shows that the spontaneous onset of physical aggression in school - aged children is highly unusual.1, 7,25 Instead, the developmental precursors of chronic physical aggression are present before school entry.

Also, t tests were conducted to examine whether prevalence levels were significantly higher for the high - aggression group compared with the low and medium groups combined.

Smoking during pregnancy has been shown to predict antisocial behavior during later childhood and adolescence.36 — 40 Our results show that it predicts high levels of physical aggression in infancy after having controlled for many of the confounding variables that could explain the association, eg, antisocial behavior, low education, postpartum depression, and early parenthood.

Best predictors before or at birth of the high physical aggression trajectory group, controlling for the levels of the other risk factors, were having young siblings (odds ratio [OR]: 4.00; confidence interval [CI]: 2.2 — 7.4), mothers with high levels of antisocial behavior before the end of high school (OR: 3.1; CI: 1.1 — 8.6), mothers who started having children early (OR: 3.1; CI: 1.4 — 6.8), families with low income (OR: 2.6; CI: 1.3 — 5.2), and mothers who smoked during pregnancy (OR: 2.2; CI: 1.1 — 4.1).