PSYCH 3JJ3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Relational Aggression
11 Dec 2019
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Some early signs of aggression (pushing, shoving) appear. Relational aggression (excluding from playgroup, ignoring) begins to appear. Girls reliance on relational aggression becomes more marked. Aggressive children may do poorly in school and be rejected by peers. Relational aggression continues (excluding from clique, alliance building) Rates of violent behaviour are much higher for boys than girls. Hormonal changes are associated with increases in reactive aggression in boys. Individual differences in hormone levels are important determinants of levels of aggression. By toddlerhood boys are more likely than girls to instigate and be involved in direct physical aggressive incidents. Among 3-5-year-olds, boys are more physically aggressive than girls and this difference persists through adolescence. In adolescence, approximately five times as many boys as girls are arrested for violent crimes. Rates of nonphysical antisocial behaviour including lying, cheating, and stealing, are higher for boys that for girls.
