Citation

Baumeister RF, Bushman BJ, Campbell WK. Curr. Dir. Psychol. Sci. 2000; 9(1): 26-29.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, SAGE Publishing)

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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. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by the American Psychological Society; Blackwell Publishers)

Offender Characteristics
Narcissism
Offender Personality
Personality Characteristics
Aggression Causes
Violence Causes
Low Self-Esteem
Offender Self-Esteem
Adult Aggression
Adult Offender
Adult Self-Esteem
Adult Violence
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