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Morgan Sweeney

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This systematic literature review examined the effect of different parenting styles on relationally aggressive behavior in children aged 3-18. Relational aggression is the intent to harm others through damage to the relationship and often occurs at school and with peers. There are four types of parenting styles; authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and uninvolved, which are rated on dimensions of warmth, control, demandingness, responsiveness, and acceptance. Authoritative parenting is categorized by a high responsiveness and clear boundaries for children. Uninvolved parenting involves little support and low demand in the child's life. Permissive parenting involves high levels of responsiveness, warmth, 299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2025 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM TABLE OF CONTENTS and acceptance but low levels of demand. Authoritarian parenting encompasses high demand and low responsiveness, aiming to create a rigid structure with clearly defined rules. The goal of this paper was to understand how parenting styles are related to relational aggression. Findings indicated that the authoritative parenting style was not positively correlated with relational aggression. Both permissive parenting and authoritarian parenting have a positive correlation with relational aggression. These findings can help identify specific strategies that parents and teachers can use to reduce children's and adolescents' relational aggression.

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University of Oregon / 2025

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Morgan Sweeney