Are violent people more likely to have low self-esteem or high self-esteem?

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-75

  Ostrowsky, Michael K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Narcissism; Self esteem; Violence

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ANGER; ASSAULT; ATTENTION; BULLYING; CHILD NEGLECT; CIRCLING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EGO; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NARCISSISM; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70749142336     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.08.004     Document Type: Review

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