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RE: Why some of us like to be nasty... It's the way we're made
Thank you @ied
I know from experience that an abused child is likely to 'rebel' against society in one form or another - and yes, many do go on to commit criminal offences. But there are a lot who become rebellious in a 'gentler' way. Abuse does not automatically induce violent tendencies, the same as love and care does not always result in kindness. I'm glad you found my post interesting/useful. :)
Thts true indeed. Not every abuse creates violence tendency, not every love creates kindness. :)
One longitudinal study showed that some boys were just naturally aggressive. What you said is true sometimes, but environment really matters in changing the trajectory of an individual. A few other studies I've seen did show a very strong link between abuse and the likelihood of criminality. Unfortunately there are very high rates of abuse among foster children, so among other reasons that cohort typically does not find much success in life and is often destined to get caught in the juvi into prison system, hopefully this can change and the care system can be reworked and punishment can also be changed to actually help improve individuals instead of punish them, but good family really matters.
The point I was hoping to find, and I think I did, is that no one thing makes or unmakes a kind or a violent person. Environment, single incidents, genetics, physiology - all play a part. The main aim for this post is to show that even with wonderful environments and kind support and person with specific tendencies 'can' be violent and the opposite could also be true.
I see, it does indeed happen sometimes.