RT Article
T1 Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Aggression: Different Types of Self-Esteem Predict Different Types of Aggression
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 23/24
A1 Amad, Suzana
A2 Gray, Nicola S.
A2 Snowden, Robert J. 1964-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1780482337
AB The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem, narcissism, and measures of proactive and reactive aggression in two large community samples of young adults from two countries (the United Kingdom and Malaysia). Self-esteem and narcissism were measured through the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, whereas aggression was measured by the Reactive–Proactive Aggression Questionnaire in 501 young adults with approximately equal numbers of men and women. In both countries, low levels of self-esteem were associated with reactive aggression while high levels of narcissism were associated with proactive aggression. Although this pattern was similar for both genders, the associations between both types of self-evaluation and proactive aggression were greater for men. The results suggest that people with low self-esteem are prone to greater reactive aggression due to anger and hostility, whereas those with high levels of narcissism can act with deliberate, planned aggression to achieve a goal. These effects appear stable across gender and culture.
K1 Gender
K1 Culture
K1 proactive versus reactive aggression
K1 Violence
K1 Narcissism
K1 Self-esteem
DO 10.1177/0886260520905540