Measuring relational and overt aggression by peer report: A comparison of peer nominations and peer ratings

Peer report of aggression has typically been obtained through peer nominations. The purpose of this study was to identify the extent to which peer nominations and peer ratings identified the same children as aggressive and to explore whether the two methods were equally accurate in identifying children at risk for poor social adjustment. Participants were 1,051 students in third, fourth, or fifth grade and were predominantly African American...