ERIC Number: EJ1087250
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Feb
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Narcissism, Perceived Social Status, and Social Cognition and Their Influence on Aggression
Gumpel, Thomas P.; Wiesenthal, Vered; Söderberg, Patrik
Behavioral Disorders, v40 n2 p138-156 Feb 2015
This study had three primary goals: to explore the relationship between narcissism, participant roles, and aggression; to examine the role of gender as a moderating influence on narcissism-based aggression; and to examine how these variables work together to influence aggressive outcomes in a sample of aggressive middle and high school students. Narcissism and aggression appear to be similarly related for males and females; however, when examining high aggression males and high aggression females, we found that males were more influenced by leadership and authority aspects of narcissism and females were more influenced by self-absorption/self-admiration aspects of narcissism. Participants break down into three primary groups: perpetrators, helpers, and bystanders. For both genders, being a helper (either as a help-seeker or defender) is positively correlated with exploitiveness.
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Social Status, Social Cognition, Aggression, Middle School Students, High School Students, Gender Differences, Influences, Help Seeking, Self Concept, Leadership, Personality Traits, Antisocial Behavior, Foreign Countries, Personality Measures, Correlation, Statistical Analysis, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis, Rating Scales, Multivariate Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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