The Incidence of Peer Aggression and Peer Victimization between the Sexes

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  • Glenn Medallon Calaguas Pampanga Agricultural College

Keywords:

boys, girls, peer aggression, peer victimization, sixth-graders

Abstract

The Reduced Aggression and Victimization Scales (RAVS) developed by Orpinas and Horne (2006) were administered to 148 sixth-graders with the aim of knowing the differences in the incidence of peer aggression and peer victimization between boys and girls. RAVS measures the frequency of reporting aggressive behaviors or of being victimized during the previous week prior to the survey. The scales are composed of six items each. Each point represents one instance of aggression or victimization. To be able to determine the differences, independent samples t-test was used. Statistical analyses showed that there were differences in the incidence of peer aggression and peer victimization and were significant at the 0.01 level. With reference to the mean scores, the incidence of both peer aggression and peer victimization were higher among boys compared to girls.

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Author Biography

Glenn Medallon Calaguas, Pampanga Agricultural College

Assistant Professor, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Pampanga Agricultural College

Graduate Faculty, Institute of Graduate Studies, Pampanga Agricultural College

Director, Guidance and Testing Center, Pampanga Agricultutural Collge

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Published

2011-07-03

How to Cite

Calaguas, G. M. (2011). The Incidence of Peer Aggression and Peer Victimization between the Sexes. Journal of Human Sciences, 8(2), 151–156. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1669

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Psychology