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Relational Aggression And Popularity, Lisa Jo Woodcock-Burroughs
Relational Aggression And Popularity, Lisa Jo Woodcock-Burroughs
Wayne State University Dissertations
ABSTRACT
RELATIONAL AGGRESSION AND POPULARITY
by
LISA WOODCOCK-BURROUGHS
May 2012
Advisor: Dr. Jina Yoon, Ph.D.
Major: Educational Psychology
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between perceived popularity, sociometric popularity and relational aggression across a wide age span, and to investigate gender differences across different stages of development. Students (n = 99) in grades 3 through 12, from a rural school district in mid-Michigan, participated in the study. Data were collected during the 2010-2011 school year.
Statistically significant within gender differences were found for relational and overt aggression, indicating that males exhibited higher …
An Examination Of The Primary And Secondary Effects Of Cyber-Bullying: Development And Testing Of A Cyber-Bullying Moderator/Mediator Model, Crystal Lin Johnson
An Examination Of The Primary And Secondary Effects Of Cyber-Bullying: Development And Testing Of A Cyber-Bullying Moderator/Mediator Model, Crystal Lin Johnson
Wayne State University Dissertations
This study examined cyber-bullying as a social transgression and the potentially negative effects it has on individuals, specifically adolescents and young adults from experiences recalled by college students. Findings established support for a moderator/mediator model, designed and tested for this study, that describes the psychological process prompted by a cyber-bullying message, which is moderated as well as mediated by several factors. This study examined the theoretical and practical value of the model in terms of being able to reflect the psychological process that individuals move through when exposed to a cyber-bullying message, and its ability to account for both primary …