Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Passive-aggressive behavior can sometimes be hard to identify. Here are some common phrases to avoid. Halfpoint Images via Getty ...

Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or ...

Have you ever met anyone like Seinfeld’s George Costanza, vacillating between submissiveness and obstinance? Perhaps an employee who’s a “yes man” when asked to do a project, only to become ...

Anecdotally, criminologists have noted a link between lower cognitive abilities and general criminal behavior. However, the exact relationship between intelligence and direct, physical violence ...

Most of us are good at spotting overtly aggressive people. While it doesn't feel good when someone insults, criticizes, or belittles you, at least you know why you're hurting. But sometimes the ...

The phrases passive-aggressive people use without even realizing it can cause emotional harm and confusion. Just because someone might be expressing negative emotions in a subconscious way, that doesn ...

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 ...

Before we had gaslighting and narcissism, passive-aggressive behavior was considered a major faux pax. It still is and for good reason. But let's back up a second—what exactly is "passive aggression"?

Psychopaths might account for only about 1% of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of ...