In a four-wave longitudinal study with N = 1,321 adolescents in Germany, we examined the impact of class-level normative beliefs about aggression on aggressive norms and behavior at the individual level over the course of 3 years. At each data wave, participants indicated their normative acceptance of aggressive behavior and provided self-reports of physical and relational aggression. Multileve...

The emergence of a research literature exploring parallels between physical and nonphysical (i.e., social, relational, indirect) forms of aggression has raised many questions about the developmental effects of aggressive behavior on psychological functioning, peer relationships, and social status. Although both forms of aggression have been linked to problematic outcomes in childhood and adoles...

This work reports a preliminary validation of the Peer Conflict Scale (PCS) for Portuguese young adults (ages 18–30 years). instrument assesses aggression considering two its forms (overt and relational aggression) functions (reactive proactive aggression). The initially proposed 4-factor model provided best fit our data was partially invariant by sex. All subscales revealed good reliability ba...

Four hundred and fifty-three married or cohabitating couples participated in the current study. A meditational model of men's perpetration of sexual coercion within an intimate relationship was examined based on past theories and known correlates of rape and sexual coercion. The latent constructs of adjustment problems and maladaptive relational style were examined. Adjustment problem variables...

Abstract The goal of the present study was an initial validation Peer Conflict Scale (PCS) for Polish young adults (ages 18–30 years). PCS measures two forms (overt and relational) functions (proactive reactive) aggression enabling multidimensional assessment aggressive behavior in early adulthood. Study 1 (N =482) showed that initially proposed 4-factor model provided best fit data, but requir...