Trajectories and predictors of indirect aggression: results from a nationally representative longitudinal study of Canadian children aged 2–10

Vaillancourt, Tracy; Miller, Jessie L.; Fagbemi, Joshua; Côté, Sylvana M.; Tremblay, Richard E.

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“…That is, only mothers indicated that girls use indirect aggression more frequently than boys, a finding that is consistent with the Vaillancourt et al (2003) and Vaillancourt et al (2007) studies that were based on mother reports. However, data from both It is possible that the gender difference in the mother report could reflect a maternal report bias in which mothers might recognize and acknowledge indirect aggression in their daughters but do not readily recognize it in the behavioral repertoire of their sons.…”

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“…Age and Gender Differences among Aggression Types: Mother, Child, and Teacher Report Analyses based on mother report-For analysis, and consistent with the Vaillancourt et al (2003) and Vaillancourt et al (2007) studies, children were categorized into four two-year age groups: Group 1 consisted of children ages 4-5, Group 2: ages 6-7, Group 3: ages 8-9, and Group 4: ages 10-11. Two factor (Age Group and Gender) between-subjects univariate ANOVAs were conducted with mother reports of Physical, Verbal, and Indirect Aggression as the dependent variables.…”

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“…Moreover, using peer nominations and self-report, Salmivalli and Kaukianinen (2004) documented high rates of indirect aggression by boys; however, a cluster analysis identified a group of highly aggressive girls who predominantly displayed indirect aggression whereas the highly aggressive boys were directly and indirectly aggressive. Similarly, in an analysis of trajectory groups based on mother reports, girls were more likely than boys to be in the group characterized by increasing indirect aggression across development (Vaillancourt, Miller, Fagbemi, Côté, & Tremblay, 2007). Thus based on meta-analysis and more recent work, gender differences in indirect aggression are not unequivocal and are at least somewhat a function of method used, but there is also the possibility that some variables might differentially influence the development of indirect aggression in boys and girls.…”

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“…Salmavalli & Kaukianinen, 2004), and the Archer (2004) meta-analysis indicating gender differences are a function of method, it is apparent that research on indirect aggression cannot rely on a single method or source of data. Indeed, Vaillancourt et al, (2007) identified the sole use of maternal report as a potential limitation of their important study. When studies of indirect aggression are placed in the context of other studies of child behavior (e.g., Achenbach, McCoungaughy, & Howell, 1987), it seems probable that multiple informants would yield different pictures of indirect aggression.…”

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Contingent responses of mothers and peers to indirect and direct aggression in preschool and school‐aged children

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Knutson

2008

Aggressive Behavior

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The primary goal of the study was to determine whether mother and peer's responses to direct and indirect aggression would contribute to children's use of direct and indirect aggression. Using adaptations of the Direct and Indirect Aggression Scale, a multi-informant strategy, and a sample of disadvantaged families, data were collected from 296 mothers of children ages 4-11; 237 children ages 6-11; and 151 teachers of those children. Mothers and peers were reported to react more harshly in response to direct aggression compared to indirect aggression, and higher rates of direct aggression were associated with reduced popularity. These findings were seen as being consistent with the hypothesis that different forms of aggression result in differential responding by mothers and peers, as well as the notion that direct aggression is a higher cost option than indirect aggression. Results also replicated previous findings that boys tend to use physical aggression more than girls, but girls use indirect aggression more than boys. Finally, low IQ was correlated with higher direct aggression in girls but had no relation with aggression in boys.In an attempt to understand the different ways in which children express aggression, factors influencing the use of indirect aggression have received increased attention. Indirect aggression was originally defined as "a type of behavior in which the perpetrator attempts to inflict pain in such a manner that he or she [often] makes it seem as though there has been no intention to hurt at all" (Björkqvist, Lagerspetz, & Kaukiainen, 1992, p.118), and was distinguished from direct aggression, characterized by "straightforward attacks that are often visible, disruptive, and frightening even to the spectators" (Salmivalli, Kaukiainen, & Lagerspetz, 2000, p.18). Indirect aggression included such acts as gossiping, excluding a child from the play group, or writing critical notes about a targeted child. In indirect aggression, the aggressor often uses others in the social group to harm the target and may avoid direct confrontation, whereas in direct aggression, the aggressor either physically or verbally confronts the target. Closely related to indirect aggression are forms of aggression labeled relational aggression (c.f. Crick & Grotpeter, 1995) or social aggression (c.f. Glen & Underwood, 1997), which have been operationalized as children using the peer group to damage another child's social relationships or social standing. Although subtle differences in the conceptual frameworks underlying indirect, relational, and social aggression have been offered (e.g., Underwood, 2003), based on an integrated review of the literature, Archer and Coyne (2005) concluded that indirect aggression was the preferred superordinate category and that knowledge of aggression would be better advanced by focusing on the common essential features of indirect aggression. Thus, the present study focused on indices of indirect aggression.Early research concluded that indirect aggression was predominantly...

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confidence: 80%