Paper Title
Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Aggression: Does Violence Result From Low Self-Esteem or From Threatened Egotism?
Keywords
- Aggression
- Violence
- Self-Esteem
- Narcissism
- Threatened Egotism
- High Self-Esteem
- Unstable Self-Esteem
- Aggressive Behavior
- Self-Regard
- Psychological Theory
- Defensive Aggression
- Personality Traits
- Interpersonal Conflict
- Self-Perception
- Social Psychology
- Predicting Aggression
Article Type
Research Article
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Publication Info
Volume: 9 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 26-29
Published On
February, 2000
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Abstract
A traditional view holds that low self-esteem causes aggression, but recent work has not confirmed this. Although aggressive people typically have high self-esteem, there are also many nonaggressive people with high self-esteem, and so newer constructs such as narcissism and unstable self-esteem are most effective at predicting aggression. The link between self-regard and aggression is best captured by the theory of threatened egotism, which depicts aggression as a means of defending a highly favorable view of self against someone who seeks to undermine or discredit that view.
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