The role of five-factor model traits in predicting physical and verbal aggression during the transition to college.

Hu, Tianqiang; Hyatt, Courtland S.; Ding, Fangyuan; Xia, Ying; Wu, Li; Zhang, Dajun; Cheng, Gang

doi:10.1037/vio0000391

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“…For instance, people with higher levels of neuroticism are more likely to experience painful and irrational thoughts. They may then engage in aggressive behaviors [11,13]. On the other hand, people with higher levels of agreeableness are less likely to engage in aggressive behaviors [14].…”

Section: Big Five Personality Traits and Aggressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How the Big Five personality traits related to aggression from perspectives of the benign and malicious envy

Jiang

Dong

et al. 2022

BMC Psychol

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Background Prior studies have indicated the link between the Big Five personality traits and aggression. Based on the general aggression model, the purpose of this study is to reveal the formation mechanism of aggression from the people’s internal emotional perspective. Envy is a typical negative emotion that can be divided into benign/malicious envy. Therefore, we aim to explore the intrinsic role of benign/malicious envy within the Big Five personality traits in its connection to aggression. Methods We recruited 839 participants [229 men (27.29%) and 610 women (72.71%); mean age ± SD = 19.45 ± 2.39] who we tested with the NEO Personality Inventory, the Benign and Malicious Envy Scale, and the Aggression Questionnaire. Results The results of suggested that neuroticism was significantly and positively associated with aggression, while agreeableness was negatively related to aggression. Moreover, mediation analysis revealed that malicious envy works both in the relationship of neuroticism-aggression and agreeableness-aggression. Conclusions The current study advanced knowledge of the general aggression model. Most importantly, it reveals that malicious envy, as a type of envy, plays an important mediating role between neuroticism, agreeableness and aggression. Meanwhile, the cross-gender path analysis supports the stability of the mediating role of malicious envy. This finding provides new insights into the intervention of aggression from the perspective of envy.

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Section: Big Five Personality Traits and Aggressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How the Big Five personality traits related to aggression from perspectives of the benign and malicious envy

Jiang

Dong

et al. 2022

BMC Psychol

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 60%

“…These limitations and a need for future research notwithstanding, the current findings offer initial support for the severity-matching strategy and using a normal-range personality trait measure when assessing violence risk in college settings. Use of normal-range personality trait measures is further supported by other investigations showing normal-range personality traits' associations with verbal and physical aggression in college students (e.g., T. Hu et al, 2022). Preliminary support for the severity-matching strategy is strengthened by its grounding in IRT where models of testing, such as computer adaptive testing, demonstrate the important relationship between trait levels, item difficulty, and item response (DeMars, 2010).…”

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confidence: 62%

A severity-matching strategy illustrated using the alternative model for personality disorders in violence risk assessment on college campuses.

Natoli,

Concannon,

Murdock

et al. 2023

Journal of Threat Assessment and Management

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Use of the alternative model for personality disorders (AMPD) in risk assessment entails measuring personality functioning (PF) impairment and personality traits. However, instruments designed to measure the maladaptive end of the personality trait continuum might not be ideal when evaluating violence risk in populations showing relatively low levels of personality pathology. Rather, more accurate assessment may be achieved by using instruments that best match the individual's expected severity. This severitymatching strategy might prove especially beneficial for violence risk assessment in populations exhibiting low levels of personality pathology. One such population is college students, and literature suggests a growing need for evaluating violence risk on college campuses. The present study takes an initial step in investigating the severity-matching strategy, specifically in the context of using the AMPD when evaluating violence risk among college students. Normal-range personality traits were found to explain unique variance in college students' history and frequency of physical violence after accounting for PF impairment and pathological personality traits. However, the same was not found for pathological personality traits when the procedure was reversed. In light of these initial findings, we contend that the severity-matching strategy is an approach worthy of further research and that it is logical and appears tentatively valid to assess level of PF impairment and normal-range personality traits, à la the severity-matching strategy, as part of violence risk assessments in college settings where personality pathology is less common and less severe than commonly seen in forensic or clinical populations. Nevertheless, additional research is necessary. Public Significance StatementPreliminary examination of the severity-matching strategy, which has the potential to increase the precision and efficiency of violence risk assessment, produced encouraging results. Results also suggest that measures of normal-range personality traits may be more appropriate than pathological trait measures when evaluating violence risk among college students given this population's low levels of personality pathology.

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“…In the college stage, the forms of aggression are more diverse, such as physical aggression, relationship aggression, cyber aggression, and intimate partner aggression (Marganski & Melander, 2018; Thomas, 2019). In addition, several studies have revealed that aggressive behavior increases during the first year of college (Hu et al, 2022; Swartout et al, 2015). Hu et al (2022) found that physical aggression showed an increased linear trajectory across the first 4 months of college.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, several studies have revealed that aggressive behavior increases during the first year of college (Hu et al, 2022; Swartout et al, 2015). Hu et al (2022) found that physical aggression showed an increased linear trajectory across the first 4 months of college. Swartout et al (2015) also found that sexually aggressive behavior was highest in the first year of college and decreased in subsequent years.…”

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Identity Fusion and Aggressive Behavior Among Chinese Freshmen: The Chain Mediating Role of Depressive Mood and Sleep Quality

Wang,

Duan,

Yang

et al. 2023

J Interpers Violence

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Aggressive behavior is considered one of the indicators of maladjustment and increases during the transition to college. Previous studies have demonstrated that having identity fusion with particular social groups significantly predicts college adjustment among freshmen. However, the relationship between identity fusion and aggressive behavior in college freshmen has rarely been studied. Thus, guided by the frustration-aggression theory, this study aimed to explore the association between identity fusion with class and aggressive behavior among Chinese college freshmen and examine the potential mediating roles of depressive mood and sleep quality. A cross-sectional survey study was carried out among 1,037 Chinese college freshmen ( Mage = 19.56, SD = 1.068, 29.12% males). Class identity fusion, depressive mood, sleep quality, and aggressive behavior were measured via four self-reported questionnaires. Structural equation modeling was used to test the mediation model. Analyses showed that identity fusion was negatively related to depressive mood and aggressive behavior and positively correlated with sleep quality. The results also revealed that the direct effect of identity fusion on aggressive behavior was significant, and identity fusion can indirectly affect aggressive behavior not only through the mediation effect of depressive mood but also through the chain mediation effect of depressive mood and sleep quality. Moreover, the mediating effect of depressive mood varied by gender. These findings suggest that strategies that help freshmen promote identity fusion and those that alleviate depressive mood and sleep problem may help reduce aggressive behavior.

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The role of five-factor model traits in predicting physical and verbal aggression during the transition to college.

Cited by 7 publications

References 49 publications

How the Big Five personality traits related to aggression from perspectives of the benign and malicious envy

How the Big Five personality traits related to aggression from perspectives of the benign and malicious envy

A severity-matching strategy illustrated using the alternative model for personality disorders in violence risk assessment on college campuses.

Identity Fusion and Aggressive Behavior Among Chinese Freshmen: The Chain Mediating Role of Depressive Mood and Sleep Quality

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