Investigation of Relational and Overt Aggression Among Boys and Girls
Description:
Given the paucity of research that has been conducted on aggression in girls (see Keenan, Loeber, & Green, 1999, for a review), it is important to examine different behavioral manifestations of aggression that may be more prevalent among girls than boys, such as relational aggression (see Crick et al., 1999, for a review). Relational aggression consists of behaviors that harm others through damage to their peer relationships or the threat of such damage (e.g., spreading rumors about a peer so t…
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Date:
August 2003
Creator:
Long, Melissa M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries