They sound harmless, but they’re not. And yes, you’ve probably said at least one of them.

Call it hostile cooperation, sugarcoated hostility, or compliant defiance. Call it all of the above. Passive aggression does not alternate between passive behavior and aggressive behavior, but rather ...

How frustrating is it to deal with a passive aggressive person? Pretty quickly, our patience wears thin and we feel the pain of their hurtful words. Naturally, it's difficult, if not impossible, to ...

We all come across people who appear very calm but who we can sense have anger and hostility beneath the surface. The show of calmness is an effort to subtly and discretely hide their real feelings.

Aaron was winding up a work call as his partner Jim waited at the dinner table. “I’ll just be a minute or two here,” Aaron whispered, cupping his phone. “No probs,” Jim whispered back. Minutes passed ...

New leaders that fail to deal with others’ passive-aggressive behavior inevitably fail themselves. This is even more of an issue with the increase in remote work as that makes it easier for those ...

Ever been in a conversation where someone’s words don’t match their tone, and you’re left guessing what’s really going on?

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 ...

AMES, Iowa – New research offers compelling evidence that media violence affects aggressive behavior. This first-of-its-kind study, led by Craig Anderson, a Distinguished Professor of psychology at ...

Aggression can be contagious, suggests new research. People who repeatedly observe aggressive behavior have a higher likelihood of engaging in violent behavior themselves, scientists say. Researchers ...

The topic of virtual violence in video games resulting in real life aggression has long been controversial—and many courts have tested the limits of the “video games made me do it” defense. Now a new ...