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Relational aggression, overt aggression, and friendship

J K Grotpeter1, N R Crick

  • 1Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA.

Child Development
|October 1, 1996
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Aggressive children

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Aggression in children is often studied in peer groups.
  • Relational and overt aggression are distinct behavioral patterns.
  • Friendship dynamics may differ based on aggressive subtypes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate social problems in friendships of aggressive children.
  • To compare friendship qualities between relationally and overtly aggressive children.
  • To understand how aggression manifests within dyadic relationships.

Main Methods:

  • Study involved 315 children aged 9-12 years.
  • Self-report instruments assessed friendship qualities and their importance.
  • Compared friendship characteristics based on relational and overt aggression.

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Main Results:

  • Relationally aggressive children's friendships showed high intimacy, exclusivity, and relational aggression.
  • Overtly aggressive children's friendships involved joint aggression towards outsiders.
  • Overtly aggressive children valued companionship and coalitional aggression.

Conclusions:

  • Friendship contexts reveal distinct patterns for different aggression types.
  • Understanding these differences informs interventions for aggressive children.
  • Highlights the complexity of social dynamics in children's friendships.