Passive-aggressive communication can happen when you find it tough to express your emotions. Chronic passive aggression can create problems in your personal and professional interactions. Taking time ...

This week in social psychology class we were talking about aggression, commonly defined as physical or verbal behavior intended to physically or psychologically hurt someone. We noted historical ...

In Part 1 of this post, we defined passive-aggressive behavior and described the six-step process of benign confrontation, a consistent verbal strategy used to bring about lasting changes in ...

A study by a team of Korean psychologists paints a clear picture of what passive-aggressive behavior really means, and how you can spot this unwanted tendency in yourself and others. “In modern ...

The phrases passive-aggressive people use without even realizing it can cause emotional harm and confusion. Just because someone might be expressing negative emotions in a subconscious way, that doesn ...

At the crossroads of emotional suppression and subtle hostility, playing a passive-aggressive character demands a deep understanding of human behavior and an ability to project conflict subtly. This ...

Challenges with impulsivity and emotional regulation may present as aggression in children with ADHD. These behaviors can be challenging, but a mental health professional can help create an effective ...

Aggressive behavior in the workplace is more common than one may think. Regardless of whether it’s subtle or obvious, aggressive behavior is abusive behavior and it should never be tolerated.

Erinn Acland has previously received funding from the Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Related Disorders, NSERC, and the University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain. Joanna Peplak ...