Both boys and girls are likely to show indirect forms of aggression, says a new report funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted by professors at three universities. Conventional ...

New research into cyberaggression suggests women are more aggressive than would be believed from research conducted in the real world 1,2. Any genderised discussion of aggression is always sensitive, ...

The rumor spreading, shunning and backstabbing of "mean girls" may be a relatively accurate picture of women's social interactions, one researcher says. Though both men and women use such indirect ...

Society holds that when it comes to aggression, boys hit and punch, while girls spread rumors, gossip, and intentionally exclude others, a type of aggression that's called indirect, relational, or ...

A study by a team of Korean psychologists paints a clear picture of what passive-aggressive behavior really means, and how you can spot this unwanted tendency in yourself and others. “In modern ...

Reality shows such as "American Idol" and "Apprentice" have almost no physical violence, but a new study suggests their rampant displays of name-calling and snarky gossiping still make for a much ...

Learn to recognize and handle passive-aggressive remarks at holiday gatherings to keep family interactions positive and ...

What is passive-aggressive behavior, and how can you spot the signs of a toxic relationship filled with passive aggression? Passive aggressive behavior is "characterized by indirect resistance to the ...

M. B. Sokolowski, J. D. Levine, “Nature-nurture interactions” in Social Behaviour, Genes, Ecology and Evolution, T. Szekely, A. J. Moore, J. Komdeur, Eds ...