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Relational Aggression, Relational Victimization, and Language Development in Preschoolers
Author(s) -
Bonica Cheryl,
Arnold David H.,
Fisher Paige H.,
Zeljo Alexandra,
Yershova Kseniya
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
social development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.078
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1467-9507
pISSN - 0961-205X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9507.00248
Subject(s) - aggression , psychology , developmental psychology , socioeconomic status , population , demography , sociology
We investigated language development, relational aggression, and relational victimization in ethnically, socioeconomically diverse preschoolers. Relational aggression was positively related to language development. Girls were more relationally aggressive than boys, and higher‐socioeconomic status (SES) children were more relationally aggressive and victimized than lower‐SES children. Neither gender nor SES conclusively moderated the relation between language and relational aggression, though some findings suggest the possibility of stronger relations among boys and lower‐SES children. Teachers agreed on ratings of relational aggression and relational victimization to a moderate extent.