ERIC Number: EJ845487
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
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The Relationship of Aggression and Bullying to Social Preference: Differences in Gender and Types of Aggression
Lee, Eunju
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v33 n4 p323-330 2009
With 338 fifth-grade students as subjects, this study found the variations in the relation between school bullying and social preference as a function of gender and types of aggressive behavior utilized. Aggressive boys were likely to be rejected by peers, whereas aggressive girls were both rejected and accepted by peers. Children nominated physically aggressive boys and relationally and verbally aggressive girls as bullies. When other forms of aggression were kept constant, verbal aggression was positively related to peer rejection for boys but negatively related for girls. The use of relational aggression contributed to peer rejection only for girls. Implications of the gender differences are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Bullying, Aggression, Females, Grade 5, Rejection (Psychology), Gender Differences, Males, Elementary School Students, Correlation, Peer Acceptance, Verbal Communication, Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Antisocial Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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