Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Publication Title
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Volume
19
Issue
2
First Page
355
Last Page
371
Abstract
A semi-structured observational study investigated gender differences in delivered and received relational, physical, verbal, and nonverbal aggression in a young preschool sample (N = 60). Findings revealed that gender differences in subtypes of aggression may be apparent as early as 3 years of age. Specifically, girls were found to deliver and receive more relational aggression than males, whereas boys tended, although not significantly, to deliver and significantly received more physical aggression than females. Relational and physical subtypes of delivered and received aggression were differentially associated with preschoolers' social-psychological adjustment.
Recommended Citation
Ostrov, Jamie M.; Woods, Kathleen E.; Jansen Yeh, Elizabeth A.; Casas, Juan F.; and Crick, Nikki R., "An observational study of delivered and received aggression, gender, and social-psychological adjustment in preschool: Abstract "This White Crayon Doesn't Work ... "" (2004). Psychology Faculty Publications. 86.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/psychfacpub/86
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Comments
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Vol 19, Issue 2, 2004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2004.04.009.