Preface

The second issue of “Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology” presents research on a wide variety of psychological themes, which reflects the breadth of research interests of modern psychological science.

The issue opens with a collective article by A. V. Egorova, A. A. Rean, O. A. Tikhomandritskaya “Gender and age-related peculiarities in manifestation of different aggression types in older adolescents”, presenting the results of a large-scale empirical study in which almost 11 thousand adolescents took part. A lot of research has been devoted to this topic, including those presented in the review part of the article, but it never loses its relevance. The phenomenology of aggressiveness is sociocultural in nature; its manifestations are associated with the characteristics of the macrosocial situation, requiring constant monitoring. The publication presents data reflecting gender differences in the manifestation of aggressiveness: thus, according to the results of the study, it was found that physical aggression is more pronounced in male adolescents, and hostility and anger are more characteristic of girls. Also interesting are the data indicating the dynamics of manifestations of aggressiveness in connection with the age of adolescents: the level of physical aggression in the period of 15–18 years decreases significantly, and in terms of anger and hostility it remains stable after 15 years. The research results presented in the article generally expand the existing psychological understanding of the nature of aggression and contribute to its better understanding.