Psychology of Violence is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association.

It was established in 2010 with Sherry Hamby (University of the South) as founding editor-in-chief, and covers research on "identifying the causes of violence from a psychological framework, finding ways to prevent or reduce violence, and developing practical interventions and treatments".

[1] The current editor-in-chief is Antonia Abbey (Wayne State University).

The journal is abstracted and indexed by the Social Sciences Citation Index and SCOPUS.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 4.147.