ERIC Number: EJ808256
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
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The Allure of a Mean Friend: Relationship Quality and Processes of Aggressive Adolescents with Prosocial Skills
Hawley, Patricia H.; Little, Todd D.; Card, Noel A.
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v31 n2 p170-180 2007
Recent theory on social dominance suggests that aggressive individuals should be socially successful if they also display prosocial behavior. The combination of coercive and prosocial strategies of resource control (i.e., bistrategic control) is thought to facilitate hierarchy ascension. Adolescents (N = 929, grades 7-10) were queried about the quality of their friendships and their friends' behavior towards them. The friendships of the aggressive bistrategic controllers (derived by peer nomination) were rated among the highest on intimacy, fun, and conflict. Additionally, bistrategic friendships had high levels of overt and relational aggression. Thus, bistrategic friendships yield high benefits but also costs. This study attempts to illuminate the "peer regard - aggression paradox" via an evolutionary approach to human status hierarchies. (Contains 5 tables and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Intimacy, Friendship, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Grade 7, Peer Relationship, Antisocial Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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