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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Indirect Aggression"”.
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The effects of viewing indirect aggression on television
… violence in the media. However, another form of aggression ekists, one that is much more subtle and harder to recognize. Indirect (and relational) aggression are manipulative and often covert forms of aggression where the aggressor uses a variety of techniques including gossiping, spreading …
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The relationship between psychopathy and indirect aggression in a commuity sample.
… the relationship between psychopathy and indirect aggression use. Psychopathy has been strongly linked with increased levels of aggressive behaviour and in particular violence (Porter & Woodworth, 2006). However, thus far research has predominantly focused on direct forms of aggression …
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Environmental Context and Aggression: An Experimental Demonstration of the Role of Alcohol Expectancies
… investigated predictors of alcohol-related aggression. Alcohol expectancy theory suggests that the link between alcohol and aggression may be related to one's beliefs regarding the expected effects of alcohol on aggression. As such, research has found that exposure to a bar environment may …
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A Daily Diary Investigation of Behavioral Disinhibition and Alcohol-related Aggression
… be particularly influential in the prediction of aggression and alcohol-related aggression. The research investigating alcohol-related aggression, however, has neglected a large body of research focused on state variation of self-regulation. Consequently, the current study aimed to use a daily …
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The Role of Evolutionary and Social Factors in the Same-sex and Partner Aggression
… whether there are sex differences in predicting aggression. Four evolutionary-derived predictors (impulsivity, dominance, competitiveness and sexual jealousy), and three aggression measures, were used: these were the aggressive questionnaire, specific acts of partner and same-sex aggression (both …
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The Moderating Role of Body Appreciation on the Feminine Ideology and Aggression
… the feminine ideology, body appreciation, and indirect aggression reported within a sample of female adolescents. Social learning theorists posit that girls are socialized and reinforced to utilize more ‘feminine,’ or covert, means by which to express their aggression in comparison to their …
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Gender-related aggressive strategies, psychosocial adjustment, and parental influences in middle childhood
… study examined three dimensions of children's aggression: (1) gender differences in the use of physical, verbal, and indirect strategies of aggression; (2) the relations between type of aggressive strategy used and psychosocial adjustment; and (3) the links between children's externalizing …
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Young women's narrative accounts of experiencing social aggression in adolescence
… a rise in research on social, relational and indirect aggression, with a burgeoning focus only recently on the psychosocial consequences of being a target of such behaviours. It is widely understood that experiencing social aggression can trigger internal distress for children and adolescents, …
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Trauma and Aggression in Juvenile Offenders
<p>Indirect aggression has been found to be more common among females than males and may be an unconsidered contribution to aggression shown in delinquent girls. Although there are no research studies to date that have investigated the link between relational aggression and law violations, there …
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Cordell Hull and the Moscow Conference of 1943: A Study in Anglo-American-Soviet Relations
… over Poland. And the problem of defining indirect aggression, proved the futility of the situation
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Gender differences associated to style and type of bullying
Research shows that girls show more indirect and relational aggression bullying behavior, while boys will show more direct and physically aggressive bullying behavior (Bjorkqvist, Lagerspetz, & Kaukiainen, 1992). Girls prefer indirect aggression because they can manipulate others; while boys prefer …
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Child And Family Predictors Of Bullying In Middle School Students
… shared variables that contribute to direct and indirect aggression, specifically bullying and to explore the role of family context, and adolescent personality characteristics on predicting bullying behavior. The theoretical framework of this study was based on evidence that no specific element …
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The Perception of Social Aggression and Its Consequences on College Women's Same Gender Friendships
… that college age women have of social aggression and its consequences in their lives. Qualitative research methods were used to analyze written narrative responses to a question posed to women enrolled in a human sexuality class at Virginia Tech. Although 83 narrative responses were …
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Relational aggression and popularity
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>RELATIONAL AGGRESSION AND POPULARITY</p> <p>by</p> <p>LISA WOODCOCK-BURROUGHS</p> <p>May 2012</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Jina Yoon, Ph.D.</p> <p>Major: Educational Psychology</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between …
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Indirect Bullying and Conflict Management Skills in Childhood and Adolescence
… group counseling curriculum in reducing forms of indirect bullying. Research questions were developed to evaluate differences according to student age and gender in relational aggression, social aggression, and interpersonal maturity, as well as relationships between relational aggression, social …
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A Psychoanalytic Inquiry into Social Aggression as a Form of Bullying among Female Students
… male students, very little research covered indirect, relational, and social forms of aggression. Research into the covert manners of aggression that involved the manipulation of relationships revealed them to be salient among female students, demonstrating that female students were …
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Bullies and Allies Near the Playground: Mothers' Experiences of Aggression in Their Children's Schools
… of the importance of both parent-involvement and aggression among women, there appears to be little understanding of how these two areas influence each other; specifically, the lack of literature examining the extent to which female guardians experienced aggression from other female guardians and …