Indirect and Direct Aggression

Karin Österman

ISBN 10: 3631600283 / ISBN 13: 9783631600283

Editore: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2010, 2010

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Neuware -Indirect and Direct Aggression consists of 24 chapters written by distinguished scholars within the field of aggression research, covering indirect aggression, bullying in schools, adult bullying, and societal and biological aspects of aggression. Indirect aggression is the most typical form of aggression used by women in most cultures. It is an aggressive strategy that is carried out by means of social manipulation that enables the perpetrator to go unnoticed and thereby escape retaliation. Knowledge about indirect aggression and its mechanisms is crucial for all anti-bullying efforts, among children and adults alike. Although briefly covered in early research on human aggression, the study of indirect aggression originates, beginning from the mid-1980s, from a research group in Finland, lead by Professor Kaj Björkqvist of Åbo Akademi University. The book can be used as a textbook at university level. 434 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Indirect and Direct Aggression
• Editore: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2010
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3631600283
• ISBN 13: 9783631600283
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu

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Indirect and Direct Aggression consists of 24 chapters written by distinguished scholars within the field of aggression research, covering indirect aggression, bullying in schools, adult bullying, and societal and biological aspects of aggression. Indirect aggression is the most typical form of aggression used by women in most cultures. It is an aggressive strategy that is carried out by means of social manipulation that enables the perpetrator to go unnoticed and thereby escape retaliation. Knowledge about indirect aggression and its mechanisms is crucial for all anti-bullying efforts, among children and adults alike. Although briefly covered in early research on human aggression, the study of indirect aggression originates, beginning from the mid-1980s, from a research group in Finland, lead by Professor Kaj Björkqvist of Åbo Akademi University. The book can be used as a textbook at university level.

Informazioni sull?autore

The Editor: Karin Österman is Associate Professor of developmental psychology at Åbo Akademi University, Vasa (Finland), and Adjunct Professor of social psychology at the University of Helsinki (Finland).