Girls & Aggression

Table of Contents

 

1. What Characterizes Aggression Among Girls?

a) Overt-Physical Aggression

b) Covert-Relational Aggression (RA)

2. Statistics on Incidents of Aggression

3. How Students are Effected by Aggression

a) Higher rates of anxiety and depression among victims

and bystanders; lower academic achievement.

4. Why do Girls Stay in Relationships Involving RA?

a) Fear of isolation and loneliness

b) Lack of information and skills

5. Myths v. Facts

a) Myth: Targets act out in certain ways that are responsible

for being picked on.

b) Fact: Aggressors often pick target that they know others

will most likely not rally around and support

6. Differences in Male and Female Aggression

a) Girls typically fight within friendship circles; boys

typically fight outside friendship circles

b) Girls more likely to carry knives; boys choose guns

7. Long Term Impact of Physical Aggression

a) Victims more likely to become depressed as adults

b) Aggressors 5x as likely to become adult criminals

8. Statistics Related to Girls and Violence

a) Female percentage of juvenile assaults; 21% in 1990;

32% in 2003 (FBI’s Uniform Crime Report)

b) In 2001, arrest for aggravated assaults among girls was

up 82% from 1987 (Office of Juvenile Justice)

9. Issues to Consider in Violence Reporting

a) Relabeling

b) Upcriming

10. Why is physical aggression on the rise for girls?

a) Changes in the nature of reporting crimes

b) More gender equality

c) More violence in the media

11. Risk Factors Related to Aggression and Violence

a) History of victimization and sexual abuse

b) Parenting styles and discipline

c) Socio-economic background

12. Preventive Strategies

a) Prevention programs that work

b) Positive female role models

c) Changing dangerous cultural myths

13. Strategies That May Miss the Mark

a) Zero tolerance rules with inflexible consequences

b) Inconsistently enforced consequences

14. Behavioral Rubric

15. Steps to Take when Aggression Occurs

a) Investigative interviewing-talking to student, peers,

teachers; assigning consequences

b) Reflective period for aggressor to help develop empathy,

learn new skills, and alternative behaviors

c) Tips for dealing with aggressors, empowering bystanders

16. Evaluating Effectiveness of Your Programs

a) School programs

b) Gender specific support for girls

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