When you think of a child being bullied, you might envision a gang of boys surrounding a peer, taunting, teasing or even pushing and shoving — the Hollywood version. But what about when a group of ...

Debunking the myth of the 'mean girl,' new research has found that boys use relational aggression -- malicious rumors, social exclusion and rejection -- to harm or manipulate others more often than ...

Episodes of "The Apprentice" served up 85 acts of verbal or relational aggression per hour "American Idol" checked in at 57 aggressive acts per hour The researchers found roughly half of the ...

The core feature of the Research Conference on Relational Aggression is collaboration, both within the conference itself and fostering continued collaboration long after the conference. An important ...

Our lives are always in flux. As humans, each day brings new experiences that require growth, adaptation, and transformation. It is the same with our relationships. They change, evolve, and eventually ...

A high school senior recounted the past few weeks to me, trying to find the point where everything went wrong. She read through old text messages and dissected all her social media posts as well as ...

Spotting a bully is more nuanced than it might seem because there is a difference between general aggressive behavior and bullying. They are not the same thing, according to the findings of a new ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Bullying is typically portrayed in popular culture as either physical aggression, such as pushing and kicking, or verbal aggression, such as threats and derogatory insults. However, a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. We were still reeling from last night’s episode of ‘The Real Housewives ...

This investigation addressed the question of how relational stressors and supports interface with a known behavioral risk (aggression) to influence early emerging adjustment trajectories. Children's ...

This study assessed the combined and differential contributions of Chinese mothers and fathers (in terms of spouse-reported physically coercive and psychologically controlling parenting) to the ...