TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Locus of control as a contributing factor in the relation between self-perception and adolescent aggression
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Wallace, Marion T.
A1  - Barry, Christopher T.
A1  - Zeigler-Hill, Virgil
A1  - Green, Bradley A.
SP  - 213
EP  - 221
VL  - 38
IS  - 3
N2  - Researchers continue to debate the role of self-esteem in aggression, but research has shown a consistent association between narcissism and aggression in adults and adolescents [e.g., Barry et al., 2007; Bushman and Baumeister, 1998; Stucke, 2007]. The primary aim of the current study was to examine whether locus of control (LOC) moderated the relation between self-perception variables (i.e., self-esteem and narcissism) and aggression in adolescents. Participants were 174 youth (145 males, 26 females) between the ages of 16 and 19 who were enrolled in a voluntary residential program for youth who have dropped out of school. The results showed that LOC moderated the association between self-esteem and aggression such that low self-esteem was associated with higher levels of aggression for individuals with an external LOC. Contrary to expectations, LOC failed to moderate the narcissism-aggression relation. The implications of this study for understanding how self-perception is related to adolescent aggression are discussed. Aggr. Behav. 38:213-221, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.21419
ID  - ref1
ER  -