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Aggression in the Context of Mutual Best Friendships Overview and Goal The peer aggression literature has focused very little attention on peer-directed aggression in the context of mutual best friends We address the basic question: What, if any, are the associations between peer-directed aggression and friendship quality? Method Participants 1,723 5th to 10th graders 1846 Reciprocated Best-Friend Nominations 1358 Old Friends ( 1 Year) 488 New Friends ( 1 Year) Friendship Interview Name your three very best friends Friendship Quality is Rated Do you argue with this friend? Do you share secrets with this friend? Peer-Directed Aggression is Rated Does this friend hit or push others? Does this friend spread rumors and gossip about others? Self-Reported Aggression and Well-being Aggression Constructs Sample Items Overt Aggression: Dispositional (6 items) I’m the kind of person who hits, kicks, or pushes others Overt Aggression: Instrumental (6 items) I hit, kick, or push others to get what I want Overt Aggression: Reactive (6 items) I hit, kick, or push others when I have been hurt by them Relational Aggression: Dispositional (6 items) I’m the kind of person who spreads rumors and gossips about others Relational Aggression: Instrumental (6 items) To get what I want, I spread rumors and gossip about others Relational Aggression: Reactive (6 items) When I have been hurt by someone, I spread rumors or gossip about him/her. Partial Correlations: Aggression / Friendship Quality Partial Correlations: Aggression / Well Being Discussion Peer-directed aggression is consistently associated with friendship quality: Closeness undermined and Conflict exaserbated In established friendships, peer-directed relational aggression appears to enhance friendship closeness * * Todd D. Little Yale University (Now at University of Kansas) Lothar Krappmann Max Planck Institute for Human Development Overt (Dispositional) Relational (Dispositional) Overt: Instrumental Overt: Reactive Re