Relational Aggression Greek letter societies--Aggression (Psychology) Clinical Psychology
Recent research suggests that university women, in particular, seek out intimacy through social connections and place importance on interdependence (Lee & Robbins, 2000). In order to create these social connections when placed in the unfamiliar environment of college, some women choose to join sororities. Relational aggression refers to any behavior that is intended to harm someone by damaging or manipulating relationships with others (Crick & Grotpeter, 1995). Until now, there has been no study exclusively comparing levels of relational aggression in sorority members and non-sorority members. This study examined whether members of sororities reported experiencing as a victim and/or perpetrating as an aggressor higher frequencies of relational aggression than do non-members in a variety of social settings. 256 female participants completed the online survey assessing relational aggression. Preliminary Analyses show sorority members reporting significantly increased frequencies of relational aggression of both experiencing as a victim and perpetrating as an aggressor across social contexts as compared to non-members.
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Title
Relational aggression in university women
Creators
Sadia N. Rharbite - DU
Contributors
Naomi E. Goldstein (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
Awarding Institution
Drexel University
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (M.S.)
Publisher
Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resource Type
Thesis
Language
English
Academic Unit
Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); College of Arts and Sciences; Drexel University
Other Identifier
3909; 991014632506704721
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