Gender differences in the association between cardiovascular reactivity and aggressive conduct☆

Introduction to Special Issue in Memorial of Nicki R. Crick: Development of Peer Victimization in Children and Adolescents

“…Moreover, they examined how sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system reactivity moderated the predicted associations. This study builds on earlier work conducted by Murray-Close and Crick (2007) and demonstrates the importance of multiple domains (i.e., biosocial interactions) in understanding changes in peer victimization subtypes during early adolescence. Similarly, Brendgen, Girard, Vitaro, Dionne, and Boivin (2014) examined multiple levels of influence and biological processes in the study of peer victimization.…”

Preliminary Examination of a Cartoon‐Based Hostile Attributional Bias Measure for Urban African American Boys

“…Taken together, these findings suggest that relationally aggressive situations occur frequently among urban boys, and while they are sometimes interpreted as being intentional, boys appear more upset and distressed by physical aggression. These findings may provide a bridge between discrepant findings in the literature by suggesting that relational provocation occurs quite frequently among boys (e.g., Swearer, 2008), but that boys do not show the same emotional reaction or distress that is often experienced among girls in relationally aggressive situations (Crick et al, 1996; Murray-Close & Crick, 2007; Paquette & Underwood, 1999). …”

Hostile attribution biases for relationally provocative situations and event-related potentials

“…In addition, these findings call for future research integrating psychophysiological measures and relational aggression (e.g., Murray-Close and Crick, 2007) as such research may be important for furthering our understanding of the development and maintenance of relationally aggressive behaviors. Given that past research has focused on physical aggression, including explorations of the relation with P300 amplitude and latency Gerstle, et al, 1998;Mathias and Stanford, 1999), it seems that it would be beneficial to investigate the role of the forms (i.e., physical and relational) and functions (i.e., proactive and reactive) of aggression.…”