Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Silent Treatment, Relational Aggression, Masturbation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Alvin Segal

Document Summary

Meta-analyses show that females score somewhat lower than males on measures of global self-esteem. But there is no support for a dramatic drop for girls during adolescence. Differences in self-esteem may not apply to all ethnic groups. (eg. difference between white but no in black people: aggression involves behavior that is intended to hurt someone, either physically or verbally. Gender differences depend upon the form that aggression takes. Males are consistently more likely to engage in physical and verbal aggression (associated with crime. ) Relational aggression - behaviors that hurt another"s feelings (e. g. , using the. Silent treatment ) or indirect aggression behaviors that do not involve confronting the target directly (e. g. , spreading rumors). Sexual attitudes and behavior men are slightly more likely to engage in sexual activity, have more sexual partners, have more permissive attitudes about sex. Men are more likely to engage in casual sex, use more pornography, and masturbate more often.