Indirect and Direct Aggression consists of 24 chapters written by distinguished scholars within the field of aggression research, covering indirect aggression, bullying in schools, adult bullying, and societal and biological aspects of aggression. Indirect aggression is the most typical form of aggression used by women in most cultures. It is an aggressive strategy that is carried out by means of social manipulation that enables the perpetrator to go unnoticed and thereby escape retaliation. Knowledge about indirect aggression and its mechanisms is crucial for all anti-bullying efforts, among children and adults alike. Although briefly covered in early research on human aggression, the study of indirect aggression originates, beginning from the mid-1980s, from a research group in Finland, lead by Professor Kaj Björkqvist of Åbo Akademi University. The book can be used as a textbook at university level.

Contents: John Archer: What is Indirect Aggression in Adults? - Tracy Vaillancourt/Jessie L. Miller/ Aanchal Sharma: «Tripping the Prom Queen»: Female Intrasexual Competition and Indirect Aggression - Sarah M. Coyne: Indirect Aggression and the Media: Watching «Mean» on the Screen - Seymour Feshbach/Norma Deitch Feshbach: Television and Aggression: The Gender Factor - Nizete-Ly Valles/John F. Knutson: The Role of Deficient and Harsh Parenting in the Development of Childhood Indirect Aggression - Mike Eslea: Direct And Indirect Bullying: Which Is More Distressing? - Stacy M. Sechrist/Jacquelyn W. White: The Form and Function of Female Aggression - Karin Österman: The Mini Direct Indirect Aggression Inventory (Mini-DIA) - Dan Olweus/Jan Helge Kallestad: The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Effects of Classroom Components at Different Grade Levels - Helen Cowie: Peer Support in Japan: A Perspective from the Outside - Enrique Chaux: + Empathy: Pedagogical Strategies to Promote Empathy - Rubina Hanif/Peter K. Smith: Perceptions, Attitudes and Experiences concerning Bullying, and School Social Climate: A comparison of Pakistan and England - Christina Salmivalli/Antti Kärnä/Elisa Poskiparta: KiVa - a Finnish Innovation to Tackle Bullying in Schools - Laurence Owens: Aggressive Behaviour amongst Students in South Australian Schools: A Decade of Research - Jane L. Ireland/Nadeya Hafiz: Psychological Health, Social Self-Esteem and Bullying Behaviour among Prisoners: A Study of Juvenile, Young and Adult Male Prisoners - Guy Notelaers/Hans De Witte/Ståle Einarsen: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue See: Parallel Hierarchy, Role Stress and Workplace Bullying amongst Nurses - Mona O'Moore: The Relationship between Workplace Bullying and Suicide in Ireland - Keith Sullivan: Bullying in the Irish Workplace: A Cause for Concern - Denise Salin: Twenty Years of Research on Workplace Bullying: Attitudes and Perceptions of Personnel Managers in Finland Today - María José Báguena/María Paz Toldos/María Ángeles Beleña/David Martínez/Amelia Díaz/Salvador Amigó/María Consuelo Roldán: An Analysis of the Work Harassment Scale (WHS) with Victims of Bullying at Work - Simha F. Landau/Shira Dvir Gvirsman/L. Rowell Huesmann/Eric F. Dubow/Paul Boxer/Jeremy Ginges/Khalil Shikaki: The Effects of Exposure to Violence on Aggressive Behavior: The Case of Arab and Jewish Children in Israel - Nina Ekholm Fry/Douglas P. Fry: Aggression and Conflict Resolution among Females in Nomadic Band Societies - Amie Langer/Erika Lawrence: Toward an Integrated, Empirically Supported Theory of Intimate Partner Violence - D. Caroline Blanchard/Robert J. Blanchard: The Evolution of Aggression - Paul F. Brain/Dan W. Forman: Parent-offspring Conflicts in the Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Stefano Parmigiani/Paola Palanza/Alessandro Bartolomucci: Competitive Aggression, Defeat and Social Stress: A Mouse Model.