The impact of gender, family, and mental health issues on displays of relational aggression in a sample of court-involved youth

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This study focuses on a form of problematic behavior known as relational aggression. Relational aggression is defined as the manipulation of an interpersonal relationship, through both direct and indirect non-physical means, in order to harm another person. Previous studies have examined potential gender differences regarding displays of this type of aggression in samples of children and adolescents, with results that have been inconclusive. The present study extends this literature by considering two additional factors, family issues and mental health concerns, in order to more comprehensively understand the prediction of relational aggression in males and females. The study examined a sample of 272 court-involved youth and their parents from two Ohio counties who were interviewed by juvenile justice professionals using the Global Risk Assessment Device (GRAD). Three domains of the GRAD were used in the present study: the mental health domain, the family/parenting domain, and 5 items

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