Identifying girls who use relational aggression: A proposed model

Title
Identifying girls who use relational aggression: A proposed model
Publication Date
2012
Author(s)
Page, Angela
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9857-9054
Email: apage31@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:apage31
Smith, Lisa F
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:18505
Abstract
This study used mixed methods to compare perceptions of relational aggression (RA) of adolescent girls (n = 282) and their teachers (n = 15) in New Zealand, and to explore strategies for teachers to effectively manage RA in the classroom. Results indicated that younger adolescent girls view physical aggression as more acceptable than older girls, and that the girls were more likely to view others as engaging in RA, rather than themselves. Teachers' perceptions of RA behaviours overlapped with those of the girls' but perceptions of effective strategies varied. The results led to the development of a model that identifies three types of relationally aggressive adolescent girls. Results are discussed in terms of applying the model and developing strategies for building healthy relationships.
Link
Citation
Issues in Educational Research, 22(3), p. 315-332
ISSN
1837-6290
0313-7155
Start page
315
End page
332

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