Conway Anne M
Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, MI, USA.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2005 Apr;75(2):334-9. doi: 10.1037/0002-9432.75.2.334.
Many studies have demonstrated that boys are more aggressive than girls (see J. D. Coie & K. Dodge, 1997, for a review) and that emotion regulation difficulties are associated with problematic behaviors (N. Eisenberg & R. A. Fabes, 1999; M. Gilliom, D. S. Shaw, J. E. Beck, M. A. Schonberg, & J. L. Lukon, 2002). However, recent findings indicate that gender differences in aggressive behaviors disappear when assessments are broadened to include relational aggression--behaviors designed to harm the relationship goals of others by spreading rumors, gossiping, and eliciting peer rejection of others. Moreover, although difficulties regulating emotions have been reported for physically aggressive children, little research has examined these processes in relationally aggressive children. This article argues that investigation into the associations between emotion regulation and relational aggression is a critical direction for future research on the etiology and prevention of mental health problems in girls.
许多研究表明，男孩比女孩更具攻击性（见J.D. 科伊和K. 道奇，1997年，综述），且情绪调节困难与问题行为相关（N. 艾森伯格和R.A. 法贝斯，1999年；M. 吉利姆、D.S. 肖、J.E. 贝克、M.A. 舍恩伯格和J.L. 卢孔，2002年）。然而，最近的研究结果表明，当评估范围扩大到包括关系攻击行为（即通过散布谣言、说闲话以及引发同伴对他人的排斥来损害他人关系目标的行为）时，攻击行为中的性别差异就消失了。此外，虽然已有研究报道身体攻击型儿童存在情绪调节困难，但很少有研究考察关系攻击型儿童的这些过程。本文认为，探究情绪调节与关系攻击之间的关联是未来女孩心理健康问题病因及预防研究的一个关键方向。
