A Typology of Retaliation Strategies against Social Aggression among Adolescent Girls

Autor/inn/en	Kozlowski, Karen Phelan; Warber, Kathleen M.
Titel	A Typology of Retaliation Strategies against Social Aggression among Adolescent Girls
Quelle	In: Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 5 (2010) 2, S.113-126 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-3308
Schlagwörter	Cues; Violence; Aggression; Females; Friendship; Conflict Resolution; Peer Relationship; Victims; Interviews; Adolescents; Preadolescents; Identification (Psychology); Emotional Response; Bullying; Nonverbal Communication; Socioeconomic Status; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stichwort; Gewalt; Weibliches Geschlecht; Freundschaft; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Peer-Beziehungen; Victim; Opfer; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Emotionales Verhalten; Mobbing; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	Girls respond to peer attacks of indirect social aggression in various ways. This study explores when and how victims retaliate against their aggressors. Qualitative interviews with 15 adolescent girls ages 10-16 suggest that victims of social aggression are likely to retaliate when their aggressors communicate the following: identity attacks, friendship destabilization, boyfriend jealousy, family attacks, insecurity attacks, and secret exposure. Based on the behaviors participants reported in response to these topics, we developed a typology of retaliation strategies girls employ. Strategies include truth coalition, face-to-face confrontation, faux confrontation, canceling the friendship, gossip, cold shoulder, physical violence, rumors, nonverbal cues, picking teams, and specialized torture. Results suggest that volatility of certain topics and retaliation strategies may vary by socioeconomic status; that girls may employ more direct forms of conflict resolution than previous research has indicated; and that the nature of retaliation against social aggression is complex, contextual, and cyclic. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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