Gender Differences in Narcissism and Courtship Violence in Dating Couples

Ryan, Kathryn M.; Weikel, Kim; Sprechini, Gene D.

doi:10.1007/s11199-008-9403-9

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“…The literature supports this finding. A number of studies suggest that narcissists tend to commit violence in man-woman and family relationships, and narcissism is positively correlated with being the offender of the violence (Hamberger & Hastings, 1990;Beasley & Stoltenberg, 1992;Craig, 2003;Simmons, Lehmann, Cobb & Fowler, 2005, as cited in Ryan, Weikel & Sprechini, 2008;Carton & Egan, 2017;Okuda et al, 2015). Considering the positive correlation between being the offender and the attitude towards the violence, it can be expressed that this study is consistent with the literature.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Undergraduates’ Attitudes toward Dating Violence: Its Relationship with Sexism and Narcissism

Erdem¹,

Şahin²

2017

IJHE

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In this research, whether the undergraduates' attitude levels towards the dating violence differed in terms of gender, dating relationship status, being exposed to the dating violence and resorting to the dating violence was investigated. The sample of the study was composed of 1171 undergraduates. In the research, "The Attitudes toward Dating Violence Scales, Ambivalent Sexism Scale, Ambivalence toward Men Scale, Narcissistic Personality Inventory, and Personal Information Form" were used as the data collection tools. In conclusion, significant differences were determined in the university students' attitudes towards the dating violence according to the different demographic variables (gender, dating relationship status, being exposed to the dating violence and resorting to the dating violence). Moreover, university students' attitudes towards dating violence were determined to positively and significantly correlate with their ambivalence sexism levels. Ambivalence toward men was determined to positively and significantly correlate with their attitudes towards dating violence. In addition, university students' narcissistic personality traits were found to positively and significantly correlate with their attitudes towards dating violence.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Undergraduates’ Attitudes toward Dating Violence: Its Relationship with Sexism and Narcissism

Erdem¹,

Şahin²

2017

IJHE

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“…The dedication and sacrifice needed to become successful is perhaps common for all athletes who repeatedly, and despite the cost, drive themselves beyond what most people associate with being safe. Studies have shown that narcissism correlated with Physical Aggression in men [32] and that there are high levels of narcissism among male bodybuilders [33].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aggression questionnaire scores in extremely violent male prisoners, male bodybuilders, and healthy non-violent men

Værøy¹

2013

OJPsych

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Two aggression questionnaires, the Revised Swedish Version (AQ-RSV) of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) and the shortened and refined version by Bryant and Smith (BS-AQ) were compared. Both questionnaires identified subscore levels of aggression and there were significant differences between the groups. On the AQ-RSV subscales, the violent inmates showed statistically significantly more aggression for Hostility (p = 0.000), Anger (p = 0.000), Physical Aggression (p = 0.000) and Verbal Aggression (p = 0.01) than the healthy (non-violent) men. The bodybuilders, all "on" performance-enhancing substances, scored significantly higher on the Physical Aggression subscale than the healthy men (p = 0.000). Compared to the bodybuilders, the violent inmates scored significantly higher on the Anger (p = 0.02) and Hostility (p = 0.002) subscales. For the BS-AQ, where general variance was higher than for the original AQ, some of the above mentioned relationships were different. The violent inmates still scored significantly higher than the healthy men for Hostility (p = 0.000), Anger (p = 0.006) and Physical Aggression (p = 0.000), but not for Verbal Aggression. The inmates scored significantly higher than the bodybuilders for Anger (p = 0.006) and Verbal Aggression (p = 0.006), and the bodybuilders scored higher than the healthy men on the Physical Aggression (p = 0.002) subscale only. These and other more complex relationships are discussed in the light of previous findings. Thus the BS-AQ resulted in more sharply defined relationships and, at the same time, showed some important differences between the groups studied. Verbal Aggression does not seem to distinguish violent inmates from healthy men. Angry bodybuilders tend to express their aggression through Physical Aggression.

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“…A study of heterosexual couples by Ryan et al (2008) found that men higher in covert narcissism (i.e., "narcissism associated with conscious shame and unconscious grandiosity," p. 804) more often reported physically assaulting their partner, whereas women high in sexual narcissism (i.e., "an egocentric pattern of sexual behavior that involves both low self-esteem and an inflated sense of sexual ability and sexual entitlement," p. 804) more often sexually coerced their partners. Furthermore, men and women with these traits tended to be paired as couples.…”

Section: Interpersonal Scriptsmentioning

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Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

2011

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In this selective review, we examined research on heterosexual dating published in Sex Roles since its inception to determine if dating practices have become more egalitarian over the past 35 years. An analysis of current best-selling dating advice books suggests that gender roles continue to be institutionalized in cultural scripts. A sexual scripts framework was used to categorize research findings to determine if the empirical evidence confirmed the durability of gender roles over time or revealed that dating has become less gendertyped. Research in Sex Roles suggests that heterosexual dating among young adults in the U. S. remains highly gender-typed in terms of cultural scripts (e.g., beliefs, ideals, and expectations), as well as interpersonal scripts (e.g., actual interpersonal emotions, interpersonal behaviors, or behaviors aimed at achieving or signaling a partner). Some variability was observed in interpersonal scripts in terms of occasional initiation of dates by women, for instance, but was not sufficiently widely used to challenge the dominant script. Functional reasons for the persistence of gender stereotypes in dating are presented. In addition, a friendship script is proposed as an alternative, egalitarian model of dating that might fulfill the same functions.

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Gender Differences in Narcissism and Courtship Violence in Dating Couples

Cited by 75 publications

References 64 publications

Undergraduates’ Attitudes toward Dating Violence: Its Relationship with Sexism and Narcissism

Undergraduates’ Attitudes toward Dating Violence: Its Relationship with Sexism and Narcissism

Aggression questionnaire scores in extremely violent male prisoners, male bodybuilders, and healthy non-violent men

Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

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