The development of indirect aggression among Canadian children

Vaillancourt, Tracy; Côté, Sylvana M.; Farhat, Abdeljelil; Boulerice, Bernard; Boivin, Michel; Tremblay, Richard E.

doi:10.1037/e552582012-163

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“…Kyle's story is consistent with investigations of adolescent peer-aggression being used as a strategy for intrasexual competition (Benenson, 2009;Gallup, O'Brien, and Wilson, 2011;Leenaars, Dane, and Marini, 2008;Vaillancourt, 2005). Intrasexual competition is a key tenet of Darwin's (1871) theory of sexual selection, wherein members of the same-sex rival each other for mating access to members of the opposite sex.…”

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A Multi-Informant Longitudinal Study on the Relationship between Aggression, Peer Victimization, and Dating Status in Adolescence

2012

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Adolescent peer-aggression has recently been considered from the evolutionary perspective of intrasexual competition for mates. We tested the hypothesis that peernominated physical aggression, indirect aggression, along with self-reported bullying behaviors at Time 1 would predict Time 2 dating status (one year later), and that Time 1 peer-and self-reported peer victimization would negatively predict Time 2 dating status. Participants were 310 adolescents who were in grades 6 through 9 (ages 11-14) at Time 1. Results showed that for both boys and girls, peer-nominated indirect aggression was predictive of dating one year later even when controlling for age, peer-rated attractiveness, and peer-perceived popularity, as well as initial dating status. For both sexes, self-reported peer victimization was negatively related to having a dating partner at Time 2. Findings are discussed within the framework of intrasexual competition.

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A Multi-Informant Longitudinal Study on the Relationship between Aggression, Peer Victimization, and Dating Status in Adolescence

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“…They identified a group of children who showed low levels of indirect aggression at 4 years, increasing to a stable level by the age of 7 years. However, the group amounted to only 22% of the total sample, and mean values (Vaillancourt et al, 2005) showed consistent levels across ages. Another longitudinal study (Cillessen & Mayeaux, 2004), involving children aged 10 to 14 years, found that relational aggression was more stable over time among girls than boys.…”

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“…Factor analysis of data from 4 cohorts involving over 3,000 children showed that there were distinct groupings of physical and indirect aggression, which were stable across time, cohorts, and sex (Vaillancourt et al, 2003). Another analysis of around 7,500 children, using 8 cohorts in an accelerated longitudinal design (Vaillancourt et al, 2005), showed that indirect aggression was clearly present at the first age tested (4 years of age) and at levels comparable to those found at later ages. Although the researchers concluded that there was an increase in indirect aggression at age 7 years, this was based on a categorical analysis in terms of the trajectories.…”

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An Integrated Review of Indirect, Relational, and Social Aggression

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Coyne

2005

Pers Soc Psychol Rev

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Over the last decade, researchers have found that girls may be just as aggressive as boys when manipulative forms of aggression, such as gossiping and spreading rumors, are included. These forms of aggression are known by 3 different names: indirect aggression, relational aggression, and social aggression. This review examines their commonalities and differences, and concludes that they are essentially the same form of aggression. We show that analogous forms are not found in other species. We offer a functional account: indirect aggression is an alternative strategy to direct aggression, enacted when the costs of direct aggression are high, and whose aim is to socially exclude, or harm the social status of, a victim. In this light, we consider sex differences and developmental trends and the impact of this aggression on victims. We conclude that indirect, relational, and social aggression are much more similar than they are different, and we suggest ways in which future research can be facilitated by integrating the three areas under an adaptive framework.

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“…In contrast, girls systematically show lower frequencies of overt physical aggression early in development but these levels increase with age (Cameron et al, 1994;Doob and Sprott, 1998). Furthermore, the frequency of indirect aggression, most often shown by girls, appears to increase steadily from the elementary school age period (Vaillancourt et al, 2002). However, the dearth of prospective empirical research has meant that debate about the nature of developmental pathways to severe disruptive behavior and delinquency among females continues.…”

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Do We Know Which Interventions are Effective for Disruptive and Delinquent Girls?

Hipwell

Loeber

2006

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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Disruptive and delinquent girls are not well served by the mental health and juvenile justice systems. Interventions that have been developed for the behavior problems of boys are frequently applied to girls despite growing evidence for a female-specific phenotype, developmental course, and set of risk factors from middle childhood onwards. The current review demonstrates that evidence of the effectiveness of treatments for girls with disruptive and delinquent behaviors is extremely limited, with relatively few studies including sufficient numbers of females or reporting on treatment effects by gender. However, a small body of evidence suggests that interventions specifically designed to address female behavior problems or risk factors can be effective in ameliorating disruptive and delinquent behaviors in both pre-adolescence and adolescence. Multi-modal interventions that target interacting domains of risk also show promise. Methodological issues are discussed and recommendations are made for the development and evaluation of future interventions to prevent and reduce girls' disruptive and delinquent behavior.

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The development of indirect aggression among Canadian children

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A Multi-Informant Longitudinal Study on the Relationship between Aggression, Peer Victimization, and Dating Status in Adolescence

A Multi-Informant Longitudinal Study on the Relationship between Aggression, Peer Victimization, and Dating Status in Adolescence

An Integrated Review of Indirect, Relational, and Social Aggression

Do We Know Which Interventions are Effective for Disruptive and Delinquent Girls?

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