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dc.contributor.advisorEkas, Naomi
dc.contributor.authorTiedemann, Gianna
dc.date2017-05-19
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-30T16:22:01Z
dc.date.available2017-06-30T16:22:01Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/19861
dc.description.abstractRelational aggression is a covert form of aggression that, without intervention, can impact an individual's social well-being in a detrimental way. Women are at an increased risk for the detrimental outcomes of relational aggression, such as depression, disordered eating, as well as other social and emotional maladjustments. The current study focuses on three predictors of relational aggression during emerging adulthood: attachment, parenting style and psychological control, as well as self-esteem. Prior studies have looked at each of these predictors and their effects on relational aggression in childhood. However, no studies have looked at the relationship between attachment, parenting style and psychological control, as well as self-esteem on not only predicting relational aggression in emerging adulthood, but assessing each predictor's relationship with physiological responses to relational aggression. This study included 90 female college students (mean age = 19.74) who completed questionnaires online measuring the above variables. Additionally, participants came for an in laboratory session where they watched videos and participated in an interview. I found that individuals who reported high attachment anxiety had decreased reactivity upon exposure to relational aggression and were more likely to engage in relational aggression; those who reported high firm control had decreased reactivity when describing a social stressor. Individuals who reported high maternal autonomy had increased reactivity to upon exposure to relational aggression and were less likely to engage in both types of relational aggression. Furthermore, those with stable, high self-esteem were less likely to engage in both types of relational aggression.
dc.subjectRelational Aggression
dc.subjectAttachment
dc.subjectPhysiological Response
dc.subjectEmerging Adulthood
dc.titleThe Association Between Attachment and Physiological Responses to Relational Aggression during Emerging Adulthood
etd.degree.departmentPsychology
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.collegeJohn V. Roach Honors College
local.departmentPsychology


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