Since its inception, relational aggression has been conceptualised as a set of destructive attempts by young girls to get their own way, and these aggressive acts have been demonised in public and media debate. This article challenges the prevailing developmental psychopathologisation literature to centre the focus on functionality, positioning relational aggression as a set of behaviours that are used as specific communication strategies. A ‘Girls’ Relational Aggression Communication Model’ is provided as a new conceptual framework that integrates positioning subtypes from the literature: ‘popular’, ‘regular’, and ‘tough’ girls. This reconceptualised communication model is a contribution to the field as it enhances understanding of the nuances in girls’ relationships. In particular, it reframes the positioning of ‘tough’ girls, who have been largely ignored in relational aggression research.

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将关系攻击重新定义为战略沟通：女孩、目标和她们的同伴群体

从一开始，关系攻击就被概念化为年轻女孩为达到自己的目的而进行的一系列破坏性尝试，这些攻击行为在公共和媒体辩论中被妖魔化。本文挑战流行的发展性精神病理学文献，将重点放在功能上，将关系攻击定位为一组用作特定沟通策略的行为。提供了“女孩”关系攻击沟通模型作为一个新的概念框架，它整合了文献中的定位子类型：“流行”、“常规”和“坚韧”女孩。这种重新概念化的沟通模式是对该领域的贡献，因为它增强了对女孩关系中细微差别的理解。尤其是它重新定义了“硬汉”女孩的定位，