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        "msgid": "psychologist-outlines-factors-that-can-trigger-violent-behaviour-1782309459",
        "date": "2026-06-24 20:24:29",
        "title": "Psychologist outlines factors that can trigger violent behaviour",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A psychologist explains that family background, parenting styles, and social environment are key factors that can trigger violent behaviour. She highlights the 'cycle of violence', where children raised with harsh discipline may normalise aggression, and notes that unresolved childhood trauma can lead victims to become perpetrators. Support systems, education, and professional help are crucial to breaking this cycle.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Psychologist Samanta Clara Elsener, S.Psi, M.Psi,\nPsikolog, stated that family background, parenting styles, and\nenvironment are among the factors that can trigger violent behaviour in\na person. When contacted by ANTARA on Wednesday, the Indonesian\nPsychological Association (HIMPSI) official explained that in psychology\nthere is a concept known as the cycle of violence. She elaborated that\nchildren raised with harsh discipline may perceive violent acts such as\nhitting and verbal abuse as acceptable forms of discipline or ways to\ncontrol others. \u201cIf from childhood a child is raised in an environment\nthat considers hitting, verbal abuse, and confinement as ways to solve\nproblems or as discipline, their brain will record that violence is\nnormal to use when angry or wanting to control someone,\u201d she said.\nSamanta noted that adverse childhood experiences can also affect a\nperson\u2019s emotional development into adulthood. According to her,\nchildren who experience or witness domestic violence are at risk of\ndeveloping emotional disorders if they do not receive adequate support.\n\u201cWhen they grow up, some individuals who have not undergone trauma\nrecovery will switch roles, from being victims to becoming perpetrators\nso they no longer feel weak,\u201d she said. She added that many individuals\nwith difficult childhood experiences can break the cycle of violence\nthrough social support, education, and professional help. Beyond family\nbackground, parenting styles, and adverse childhood experiences, social\nconditions also play a role in shaping a person\u2019s behaviour. \u201cA toxic\nsocial environment, a lack of emotional education, or even tolerance of\naggressive behaviour can also cultivate violent tendencies in a person,\u201d\nSamanta said. A woman from Bandung Regency who had been out of contact\nwith her family since 2023 was found in critical condition in hospital\nafter being confined and abused by her boyfriend for three years. She\ntold her father that she had endured extraordinarily cruel abuse during\nthat period. Throughout that time, the perpetrator frequently moved the\nvictim from one boarding house to another in the Cileunyi area of\nBandung Regency to avoid arousing suspicion among local residents.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/psychologist-outlines-factors-that-can-trigger-violent-behaviour-1782309459",
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