Roles of Callous-Unemotional Traits,Narcissism, and Machiavellianism in Childhood Aggression |
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Authors: | Patricia K Kerig Kurt K Stellwagen |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, Eastern Washington University, 151 Martin, Cheney, WA 99004, USA |
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Abstract: | This study obtained teacher ratings of impulsivity, callous-unemotional traits, narcissism, and Machiavellianism for a sample
of 252 middle school children, and investigated the extent to which these variables were related to reactive versus proactive
aggression and physical versus relational aggression. Results showed a main effect for gender, with boys rated highest on
all measures of psychopathy and aggression, with the exception of relational aggression. Results of hierarchical multiple
regressions showed that whereas impulsivity was associated with all types of aggression, CU traits, narcissism, and Machiavellianism
were differentially related to specific forms of childhood aggression. In addition, Machiavellianism mediated the relationship
between narcissism and relational aggression. Implications for fine-tuning interventions in ways that account for the motivators
underlying subtypes of childhood aggression are discussed. |
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