"We're not friends anymore! unless...": The frequency and harmfulness of indirect, relational, and social aggression

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 294-307

  Coyne, Sarah M ^a   Archer, John ^a   Eslea, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indirect aggression; Relational aggression; Sex differences; Social aggression; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746155382     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20126     Document Type: Article

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