scholarly journals Relational Aggression, Gender, and Social-Psychological Adjustment

1995 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicki R. Crick ◽  
Jennifer K. Grotpeter
1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicki R. Crick ◽  
Jennifer K. Grotpeter

AbstractPast research on peer victimization has focused on maltreatment through overtly aggressive behaviors. Although a relational form of aggression has been identified in recent research, studies of the victims of relational aggression have not yet been conducted. The present research was designed as a first attempt to address this issue. Four goals were pursued (n = 474; third- through sixth-grade children): (a) development of a self-report measure of victimization through relational and overt aggression; (b) assessment of the relation between overt victimization and relational victimization; (c) assessment of gender, grade, and sociometric status group differences in victimization; and (d) evaluation of the relation between victimization and social-psychological adjustment. Results showed that the newly developed victimization measure had favorable psychometric properties and that most of the identified victims were the targets of cither relational or overt aggression, but not both. Further, rejected children were more relationally and overtly victimized than their better accepted peers, and boys were more overtly victimized than girls. Finally, relational victimization, overt victimization, and the lack of prosocial treatment by peers were all significantly related to social-psychological adjustment difficulties (e.g., depression, loneliness).


2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshito Kawabata ◽  
Nicki. R. Crick ◽  
Yoshikazu Hamaguchi

The purpose of this study was (1) to evaluate psychometric properties that assess forms of aggression (i.e., relational and physical aggression) across cultures (i.e., Japan and the United States) and (2) to investigate the role of culture in the associations between forms of aggression and social-psychological adjustment problems such as depressive symptoms and delinquency. Participants consisted of 296 fourth-graders (197 Japanese and 99 US children). It was hypothesized that relative to US children, relational aggression would be more strongly associated with depressive symptoms for Japanese children. Findings supported our hypothesis, suggesting that Japanese children may be more vulnerable to negative interpersonal experiences, including relational aggression.


2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 619-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Gower ◽  
Katherine A. Lingras ◽  
Lindsay C. Mathieson ◽  
Yoshito Kawabata ◽  
Nicki R. Crick

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