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Types of Insults used by the Teenagers

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we analyse the types of insults used by the teenagers as a form of manifestation of the verbal aggression. After the application of a questionnaire of 21 items on a sample of 90 subjects 14–19 years old, we have identified 14 types of insults used in conflictual situations but also in friendly talks (insults used as nicknames; insults used as terms of address in the communication with familiar persons: friends, colleagues, family etc.). The analysis of the answers permitted us to identify also their contexts and some of the causes that can explain the frequency of this behaviour between the teenagers: the infuence of the family, of their teachers or of their group of friends. This diagnostics can represent a starting point in the definition of some solutions for preventing and correcting these behaviours of the teenagers. The types of insults identified also reflect the system of moral values and attitudes of the teenagers, permitting a better charcterization of this age.

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