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Assessing relational aggression in youth provides some unique insights but may not be sufficient for inclusion in diagnostic manuals like the DSM-V. Further research is needed to determine its clinical utility.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychopathology
  • Child and adolescent psychology
  • Behavioral science

Background:

  • Relational aggression, initially considered female-typical, is increasingly studied in developmental psychopathology.
  • Its potential inclusion in DSM-V disruptive behavior disorders necessitates evaluation of its diagnostic utility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the reliability and validity of relational aggression reports from parents and youth.
  • To examine the overlap between relational aggression and existing DSM-IV disruptive behavior disorders (Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder).
  • To determine the unique variance in impairment explained by relational aggression, controlling for ODD and CD.

Main Methods:

  • Data collected from 9- to 17-year-old participants in the Georgia Health and Behavior Study.
  • Utilized parent and youth self-reports to measure relational aggression, ODD, and CD symptoms.
  • Statistical analyses examined reliability, validity, correlations, and unique variance.

Main Results:

  • Parent and youth reports of relational aggression demonstrated adequate reliability and validity.
  • Moderate correlations and substantial overlap were found between relational aggression and symptoms of ODD and CD.
  • Relational aggression explained a small but significant unique variance in impairment, except at clinically significant impairment levels.

Conclusions:

  • Assessing relational aggression offers some additional information on youth functioning.
  • The incremental value may not be sufficient to warrant its inclusion as a distinct diagnostic category in the nomenclature.
  • Further investigation is needed to clarify the clinical significance and utility of relational aggression assessment.