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Girls and Relational Aggression: Beyond the “Mean Girl” Hype  


Author:  Scott K. Okamoto, Ph.D..; Meda Chesney-Lind, Ph.D..


Source: Volume 01, Number 03, Winter 2009 , pp.281-286(6)




Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly

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Abstract: 

Keywords: Are girls as likely to be aggressive as boys? In terms of physical aggression, we know that they are not. But beside hitting and other traditional forms of violence, do they have other ways of being aggressive towards peers? Although findings have be

Affiliations:  1: Hawai’i Pacific University; 2: University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

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