Relational aggression in college students: Examining the roles of social anxiety and empathy

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 430-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse L. Loudin ◽  
Alexandra Loukas ◽  
Sheri Robinson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Relational Aggression

Five-Factor Model of Personality, Social Anxiety, and Relational Aggression in College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Deason ◽  
Eric R. Dahlen ◽  
Michael B. Madson ◽  
Emily Bullock-Yowell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Relational Aggression ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model

Association Between Overt and Relational Aggression and Psychosocial Adjustment in Undergraduate College Students

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 689-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Storch ◽  
Daniel M. Bagner ◽  
Gary R. Geffken ◽  
Audrey L. Baumeister
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Relational Aggression ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Overt Aggression ◽  
Undergraduate College Students ◽  
Drug Problems

This study examined the relations between overt and relational aggression, social anxiety, loneliness, depressive symptoms, and alcohol and drug use in a sample of 287 undergraduate college students. Consistent with prior work, men reported engaging in more overt aggression than women. Contrary to our predictions, men also reported engaging in more relational aggression than women. Results also indicated that overt and relational aggression were positively associated with social anxiety, loneliness, depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and drug use for the overall sample. Hierarchical regression analyses showed positive relations between overt aggression and alcohol use for men and no relations between relational aggression and any psychosocial adjustment index. For women, overt aggression uniquely predicted social anxiety, loneliness, and depressive symptoms, whereas relational aggression uniquely predicted social anxiety, loneliness, depression, and alcohol and drug problems. Implications of these findings are discussed in terms of the role of peer aggression in students’ psychosocial adjustment.

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