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Boys’ and Girls’ Relational and Physical Aggression in Nine Countries
Jennifer E Lansford1; Ann T Skinner; Emma Sorbring; Laura Di Giunta; Lei Chang2
2012-07
Source PublicationAggressive Behavior
ISSN0096-140X
Volume38Issue:4Pages:298-308
Abstract

Distinguishing between relational and physical aggression has become a key feature of many developmental studies in North America and Western Europe, but very little information is available on relational and physical aggression in more diverse cultural contexts. This study examined the factor structure of, associations between, and gender differences in relational and physical aggression in China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States. Children ages 7–10 years (N = 1,410) reported on their relationally and physically aggressive behavior. Relational and physical aggression shared a common factor structure across countries. In all nine countries, relational and physical aggression were significantly correlated (average r = .49). Countries differed in the mean levels of both relational and physical aggression that children reported using and with respect to whether children reported using more physical than relational aggression or more relational than physical aggression. Boys reported being more physically aggressive than girls across all nine countries; no consistent gender differences emerged in relational aggression. Despite mean-level differences in relational and physical aggression across countries, the findings provided support for cross-country similarities in associations between relational and physical aggression as well as links between gender and aggression.

DOI10.1002/ab.21433
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Language英語English
WOS IDWOS:000305178100006
Scopus ID2-s2.0-84862330203
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Affiliation1.Center for Child and Family, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
2.Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Jennifer E Lansford,Ann T Skinner,Emma Sorbring,et al. Boys’ and Girls’ Relational and Physical Aggression in Nine Countries[J]. Aggressive Behavior, 2012, 38(4), 298-308.
APA Jennifer E Lansford., Ann T Skinner., Emma Sorbring., Laura Di Giunta., & Lei Chang (2012). Boys’ and Girls’ Relational and Physical Aggression in Nine Countries. Aggressive Behavior, 38(4), 298-308.
MLA Jennifer E Lansford,et al."Boys’ and Girls’ Relational and Physical Aggression in Nine Countries".Aggressive Behavior 38.4(2012):298-308.
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