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Citation

Caprara GV, Barbaranelli C, Pastorelli C, Perugini M. Aggressive Behav. 1994; 20(4): 291-303.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

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Abstract

Excessive concern for simplicity has often led us to underestimate the complexity of aggression. Over the years, several scales related to aggression have been identified and validated both on adults and on children. Ultimately, two main higher order dimensions, emotional responsivity and proneness to aggression, repeatedly emerged in a series of second-order factor analysis. These dimensions are rather similar to two of the big five factors of personality: neuroticism/emotional stability and hostility/agreeableness, respectively. Several studies corroborate the plausibility of a higher level bidimensional conceptualization of aggression that, while preserving the heuristic validity of looking for more specific constructs of aggression, can link the field of aggression to the field of personality.

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