International Conference on Aggression and Violence ICAV on May 11-12, 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aggression and social psychology
Emotional or impulsive aggression
Instrumental or cognitive aggression
Physical aggression and verbal aggression
Relational or social aggression
Violence and conflict
Etymology and ethology of aggression
Forms and functions of aggression
Frequency of violent and aggressive behavior
Developmental trends and gender differences in aggression
Emergence of aggression in early childhood
Age trends in aggression and violence
Instinctive and psychoanalytic theories of aggression
Frustration - aggression theory
Learning theory formulations
Aversive stimulation theory
Social - cognitive, information processing models of aggression
Recent advances in observational learning theory
Ego depletion theory
Aggression between species and groups
Aggression within a group
Evolutionary explanations
Gender aspects
Brain pathways
Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, glucocorticoids and pheromones
Biological factors and genetics
Personality
Society and culture
Cultural and community environment
Family interactions
Situational factors
Aggression in children
Cyberbullying