Cardiff University, UK.
International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Dec;36(23-24):NP13296-NP13313. doi: 10.1177/0886260520905540. Epub 2020 Feb 17.
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem, narcissism, and measures of proactive and reactive aggression in two large community samples of young adults from two countries (the United Kingdom and Malaysia). Self-esteem and narcissism were measured through the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, whereas aggression was measured by the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire in 501 young adults with approximately equal numbers of men and women. In both countries, low levels of self-esteem were associated with reactive aggression while high levels of narcissism were associated with proactive aggression. Although this pattern was similar for both genders, the associations between both types of self-evaluation and proactive aggression were greater for men. The results suggest that people with low self-esteem are prone to greater reactive aggression due to anger and hostility, whereas those with high levels of narcissism can act with deliberate, planned aggression to achieve a goal. These effects appear stable across gender and culture.
本研究旨在探讨自尊、自恋与积极和消极攻击性之间的关系，研究对象为来自英国和马来西亚两国的两个大型青年成人社区样本。自尊和自恋通过多维自尊量表和自恋人格量表进行测量，攻击性通过反应性-主动性攻击性问卷进行测量，共涉及 501 名男女比例大致相当的青年成人。在两个国家中，低自尊水平与消极攻击性相关，而高自恋水平与主动性攻击性相关。尽管这种模式在两性中相似，但两种自我评价类型与主动性攻击性的关联在男性中更为显著。结果表明，由于愤怒和敌意，低自尊的人更容易产生消极攻击性，而那些自恋程度较高的人则可以为了实现目标而故意、有计划地采取攻击性行动。这些影响在性别和文化上似乎是稳定的。
