The International Society for Research on Aggression (abbreviated ISRA) is an international learned society dedicated to scientific research on all aspects of human

aggressive behavior Aggression is overt or covert, often harmful, social interaction with the intention of inflicting damage or other harm upon another individual; although it can be channeled into creative and practical outlets for some. It may occur either reacti ...

. It was established in August 1972 in

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, by a group of academics who were there to attend the 20th Annual International Congress of Psychology. The Society was co-founded by

Saul Rosenzweig Saul Rosenzweig (1907–2004) was an American psychologist and therapist who studied subjects such as Repression (psychology), repression, psychotherapy, and aggression. Rosenzweig, who, with a co-author, has been credited with being the first to at ...

and

John Paul Scott John Paul Scott (January 3, 1927 – February 22, 1987) was an American criminal who is noted as the only escapee from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary known to have reached the San Francisco shore by swimming. He was recaptured almost immediately ...

, who served as its first and second president, respectively. Its official journal is ''

Aggressive Behavior Aggression is overt or covert, often harmful, social interaction with the intention of inflicting damage or other harm upon another individual; although it can be channeled into creative and practical outlets for some. It may occur either reacti ...

'', which is published by

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. The current president of the society is Barbara Krahé.

Presidents

Notable past presidents of the ISRA include: *

(first president) *

(second president) *

Dan Olweus Dan Olweus (April 18, 1931 – September 20, 2020) was a Swedish-Norwegian psychologist. He was a research professor of psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. Olweus has been widely recognized as a pioneer of research on bullying. ...

(1995-1996) *

Leonard Eron Leonard David Eron (pronounced Ear- On) (April 22, 1920 – May 3, 2007) was an American psychologist who conducted one of the longest spanning longitudinal studies on aggressive behavior in children to date. Based on Leonard Eron and Rowell Huesma ...

(1989–1991) *

Craig A. Anderson Craig A. Anderson is an American professor and director at the Department of Psychology, Iowa State University in Ames. He obtained his PhD at Stanford University in 1980. He has carried out influential research regarding the effects of violent v ...

(2010–2012)

References

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* {{Science-org-stub Organizations established in 1972 Aggression International learned societies