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  • Sociology
  • Developmental Science

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  • Youth peer relationships are crucial for development.
  • Victimization within friendships is understudied.
  • Understanding aggression in close peer ties is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature of friendships involving aggression.
  • To examine characteristics of aggressive friend dyads.

Main Methods:

  • Dyadic approach analyzing middle schoolers' friendships.
  • Data collected from 952 participants (50% female, 44% Latinx).
  • Analysis of friend dyads (N=6971) and aggressive dyads (N=4662).

Main Results:

  • Aggression within friendships is relatively common.
  • Aggressive friend dyads were more reciprocal and longer-lasting.
  • Victims reported lower satisfaction with aggressive friendships.
  • Reciprocal aggression was more prevalent in aggressive dyads who were friends.

Conclusions:

  • Aggression can coexist with friendship, creating complex relationship dynamics.
  • These aggressive friendships exhibit unique characteristics compared to non-aggressive ones.
  • Findings offer insights into peer victimization and relationship quality in adolescence.