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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > social context of relationships > deviance and relationships > relational aggression
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > social context of relationships > deviance and relationships > relational aggression
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > social context of relationships > deviance and relationships > relational aggression

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relational aggression  

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  • Relational aggression involves behaviors intended to hurt or harm others through damage to interpersonal relationships and includes gossip, social exclusion, or threatening to end a friendship. This entry defines relational aggression and discusses sex differences in relational aggression, developmental changes in relational aggression, correlates and contributors to relational aggression, and the implications of relational aggression for functioning within relationships. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Relational Aggression]

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