Communication of Female Relational Aggression in the College Environment

摘要

Relational aggression is a set of direct (e.g., name-calling) or indirect (e.g., spreading rumors) behaviors designed to harm a target's social relationships and status. Interviews conducted with 30 college women revealed that relationally aggressive episodes involved small groups of women, took on common forms, included key content issues, occurred through face-to-face and mediated communication, and were managed in limited ways.