A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Relational and Social Aggression in Female College Students from Puerto Rico and the United States |
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| Authors: | Amanda Clinton Jered B Kolbert Tammy L Hughes James B Schreiber Ara J Schmitt |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Social Sciences , University of Puerto Rico , Mayaguez , Puerto Rico;2. Department of Counseling and Development , Duquesne University , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA;3. Department of Counseling, Psychology, and Special Education , Duquesne University , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA;4. Department of Foundations and Leadership , Duquesne University , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA |
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| Abstract: | Researchers compared scores on a self-report measure of relational and social aggression using 2 groups, European American female university students (M = 20.23 years, SD = 3.88) from the mid-Atlantic region of the United States and Hispanic females from Puerto Rico (M = 19.34 years, SD = 1.26). Results indicate that cultural differences were evident in the use of relational and social aggression. The exclusively Hispanic Puerto Rican sample reported being more socially aggressive than the European American, mid-Atlantic sample. In contrast, the European American sample identified as being more relationally aggressive in their relationships than the Hispanic Puerto Rican sample. This distinction allows us to consider potential cultural differences in interpersonal relations in college-age females. |
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| Keywords: | aggression Hispanic/Latino race/ethnicity cultural issues relational aggression social aggression |
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