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Traditionally, men and boys have been regarded as more aggressive than women and girls. This is supported by the fact that, with few exceptions, males are more aggressive than females in most animal species. A review of these issues was presented by Moyer (1977). In humans, there is evidence for a higher level of physical aggression in males than in females. Criminal statistics show that men outnumber women as perpetrators of physical violence in all societies. Women are also aggressive, however, and researchers in different fields have started to pay attention to the forms of female aggression. For instance, anthropologists have described violence committed by women in different cultures (Burbank, 1987; Cook, 1992; Fry, 1992; Glazer, 1992; Schuster, 1983). Female aggression is found in all regions of the world in a great variety of forms.
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Lagerspetz, K.M.J., Björkqvist, K. (1994). Indirect Aggression in Boys and Girls. In: Huesmann, L.R. (eds) Aggressive Behavior. The Plenum Series in Social/Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9116-7_6
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