Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
relational aggression, electronic aggression, nonverbal aggression
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
Abstract
“Relational aggression” defines a spectrum of behaviors in which the goal is to manipulate or harm relationships. Common behaviors include gossip, rumors, social exclusion, and threatening to end a relationship. Until relational aggression became a focus of study, males were considered to be aggressive whereas females were generally considered nonaggressive. In particular, aggression research, particularly in child psychology, was predominantly focused on physical forms of aggression, which tend to be the domain of males. In contrast, females are just as likely or more likely (depending on age) to engage in relational aggression toward others. We wanted to find out if there were differences is the expression of relational aggression between adolescent boys and girls, and to then compare those findings across cultures and continents.
Recommended Citation
Hale, Landon and Nelson, David
(2016)
"Relational Aggression across Cultures and Continents,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2016:
Iss.
1, Article 41.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2016/iss1/41