@article{ref1,
title="Developmental trajectories of Chinese adolescents' relational aggression: associations with changes in social-psychological adjustment",
journal="Child development",
year="2018",
author="Chen, Liang and Zhang, Wenxin and Ji, Linqin and Deater-Deckard, Kirby",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study investigated the development of relational aggression (RA) in a sample of Chinese youth (N = 2,274, 52% boys) from fourth (M<sub>age</sub>  = 10.27 years) to ninth grade. Using latent class growth analysis, four trajectories were identified for both peer- and teacher-rated RA: a no aggression trajectory, a low-increasing trajectory, a moderate-decreasing trajectory, and a chronically high trajectory. Chronically high RA showed a chronicity effect on adolescent peer acceptance, rejection, and rule-breaking behaviors. Adolescents showed worse adjustment as RA increased, but they did not necessarily evidence significant improvement in adjustment even if their RA decreased. <br><br>FINDINGS reveal the maladaptive nature of RA and highlight the importance of considering cultural context in understanding RA.<br><br>© 2018 Society for Research in Child Development.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-3920",
doi="10.1111/cdev.13090",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13090"
}