Locus of control as a contributing factor in the relation between self-perception and adolescent aggression |
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Authors: | Wallace Marion T Barry Christopher T Zeigler-Hill Virgil Green Bradley A |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406, USA. |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | self‐esteem adolescence aggression |
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