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Leff, Stephen S.; Waasdorp, Tracy Evian; Crick, Nicki R. – School Psychology Review, 2010
Research suggests that involvement in relational aggression is associated with serious adjustment problems, including concurrent and future social maladjustment (e.g., problematic friendships; rejection), internalizing problems (e.g., depressive symptoms), and school avoidance. Despite the burgeoning literature focusing on the harmful and damaging…
Descriptors: Intervention, Aggression, Prevention, School Psychologists
Ostrov, Jamie M.; Crick, Nicki R. – School Psychology Review, 2007
The school classroom and playground provide an important context for learning about young children's social interactions. A multimethod, multiinformant, short-term longitudinal study was conducted to investigate the utility of including school-based observational assessments of both form (i.e., physical and relational) and function (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Young Children, Rejection (Psychology), Gender Differences
Crick, Nicki R.; Ostrov, Jamie M.; Burr, Jean E.; Cullerton-Sen, Crystal; Jansen-Yeh, Elizabeth; Ralston, Peter – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
To understand the development of relational aggression during early childhood, 91 girls and boys ("M" age=39.0; "SD"=7.6 months) and their teachers participated in an 18-month longitudinal study. Children were observed for relational and physical aggression during free play in four time periods. Individually administered interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Aggression, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Play
Murray-Close, Dianna; Crick, Nicki R. – School Psychology Review, 2006
The association between increases in antipathy involvement over time and growth in aggression and victimization was investigated. Results indicated that antipathy involvement was dynamically related to aggression and victimization, controlling for peer rejection. However, these longitudinal associations depended on the gender of the child. In…
Descriptors: Aggression, Peer Relationship, School Psychology, Rejection (Psychology)

Crick, Nicki R.; Ladd, Gary W. – Developmental Psychology, 1990
Examined strategy outcome perceptions of popular, average, neglected, and rejected third and fifth graders. Found that children's outcome expectations and strategy evaluations varied as a function of peer status, age, and gender. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Expectation
Werner, Nicole E.; Crick, Nicki R. – Social Development, 2004
This study examined the unique roles of peer rejection and affiliation with aggressive peers in the development of relational and physical aggression in a sample of 979 2nd through 4th grade children. Information about target children and their best friends' aggression and peer rejection was gathered via peer-nominations when the majority of…
Descriptors: Aggression, Females, Grade 4, Grade 3

Crick, Nicki R.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Developed measures of relational aggression for young children. Found that relational aggression appears at young ages and can be distinguished from overt aggression. Preschool girls are more relationally and less overtly aggressive than boys. Relational aggression is related to social-psychological maladjustment. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aggression, Bullying, Child Behavior