England's Daily Mail reports on UB research that explores relationship between empathy and aggression

An article in England’s Daily Mail reports on a new UB study that showed that hormones that trigger feelings of compassion can also lead to aggressive behavior, and quotes Michael Poulin, associate professor of psychology. “It’s not about anger or feeling personally threatened,” he said. “The idea that empathy can drive aggression, absent of provocation or injustice, is quite novel.” Articles about the research appeared in news outlets around the world, including Business Standard, Science Newsline, Zee News, Medical Daily, Italy’s Informazione and Futurity.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2823414/Cruel-kind-Hormones-linked-feelings-compassion-lead-aggressive-behaviour-study-claims.html

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/love-and-empathy-can-make-you-aggressive-114110600755_1.html

http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2014110519480023.html

http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/how-love-makes-us-mean_1494878.html

http://www.medicaldaily.com/crimes-passion-why-most-people-arent-either-lovers-or-fighters-both-309510

http://fai.informazione.it/p/E313E27A-9495-4093-8780-141B7DF473BD/The-relationship-between-empathy-and-aggression

http://www.futurity.org/empathy-aggression-798062/