Adolescents' Perceptions of Male Involvement in Relational Aggression: Age and Gender Differences

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Curt; Heath, Melissa Allen; Bailey, Benjamin M.; Coyne, Sarah M.; Yamawaki, Niwako; Eggett, Dennis L.
Titel	Adolescents' Perceptions of Male Involvement in Relational Aggression: Age and Gender Differences
Quelle	In: Journal of School Violence, 12 (2013) 4, S.357-377 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-8220
DOI	10.1080/15388220.2013.819557
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Adolescent Attitudes; Aggression; Behavior Problems; Age Differences; Bullying; Critical Viewing; Victims; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Student Reaction; Student Attitudes; Males; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Mobbing; Fernsehkritik; Victim; Opfer; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Schülerkritik; Schülerverhalten; Male; Männliches Geschlecht
Abstract	This study compared age and gender differences in adolescents' perceptions of male involvement in relational aggression (RA). After viewing two of four video clips portraying RA, each participating adolescent (N = 314; Grades 8-12) answered questions related to rationalizing bullying behaviors--specifically minimizing bullying, blaming victims, and excusing bullies. Although age differences were not detected, differences in male and female perceptions were noted. Although males were more likely to minimize the impact of RA, both males and females particularly minimized the impact of male-to-male homophobic RA. In comparison to males, females expressed more sympathy for male victims and perceived bystanders as enjoying RA. Implications for bullying prevention/intervention efforts include giving greater consideration to the differences between male and female perceptions of RA; directly focusing on adolescents' rationalizations for tolerating/condoning male homophobic bullying; and expanding beyond the bully-victim dyad to consider the broader social context surrounding bullying. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10