14 Facts About Relational aggression

Relational aggression or alternative aggression is a type of aggression in which harm is caused by damaging someone's relationships or social status.

Attention relational aggression has received has been augmented by the help of popular media, including movies like Mean Girls and books like Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons, Nesthakchen and the World War by Else Ury, and Queen Bees and Wannabes by R Wiseman.

Relational aggression has been primarily observed and studied among girls, following pioneering research by psychologist Nicki R Crick.

Different forms of Relational aggression can be used to control dynamics and sociometric status within a group.

Sometimes Relational aggression is directed to an individual rather than to any apparent social group.

Relational aggression is defined as a type of aggression that is "intended to harm others through deliberate manipulation of their social standing and relationships".

Relational aggression, according to Daniel Olweus is a type of bullying.

Reactive Relational aggression is associated with a tendency to assume that others' intentions are hostile.

Relational aggression is a common aspect of workplace bullying, and is a characteristic behaviour of psychopaths in the workplace, so it is commonplace amongst adults as well as children.

Instrumental Relational aggression is defined as behavior that is deliberate and planned while reactive Relational aggression is unplanned and impulsive.

Relational aggression can be greatly instrumental for maintaining the popularity status of a group among other groups, as well as specific relationship and status dynamics inside a group.

Bully-victims are people who have both experienced Relational aggression directed towards them and have themselves engaged in bullying.

Relational or indirect aggression was found to be associated with depression and suicidal ideation among both genders.

However, it is difficult to prevent relational aggression from happening as often adolescents who use it are seen to be more popular among their peers.