TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality and aggressive behavior under provoking and neutral conditions
T2 - A meta-analytic review
AU - Bettencourt, B. Ann
AU - Talley, Amelia
AU - Benjamin, Arlin James
AU - Valentine, Jeffrey
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - The authors conducted a comprehensive review to understand the relation between personality and aggressive behavior, under provoking and nonprovoking conditions. The qualitative review revealed that some personality variables influenced aggressive behavior under both neutral and provocation conditions, whereas others influenced aggressive behavior only under provocation. Studies that assessed personality variables and that directly measured aggressive behavior were included in the quantitative review. Analyses revealed that trait aggressiveness and trait irritability influenced aggressive behavior under both provoking and neutral conditions but that other personality variables (e.g., trait anger, Type A personality, dissipation-rumination) influenced aggressive behavior only under provoking conditions. The authors discuss possible relations between these patterns of aggressive behavior and the personality dimensions of Agreeableness and Neuroticism and consider implications for theories of aggression.
AB - The authors conducted a comprehensive review to understand the relation between personality and aggressive behavior, under provoking and nonprovoking conditions. The qualitative review revealed that some personality variables influenced aggressive behavior under both neutral and provocation conditions, whereas others influenced aggressive behavior only under provocation. Studies that assessed personality variables and that directly measured aggressive behavior were included in the quantitative review. Analyses revealed that trait aggressiveness and trait irritability influenced aggressive behavior under both provoking and neutral conditions but that other personality variables (e.g., trait anger, Type A personality, dissipation-rumination) influenced aggressive behavior only under provoking conditions. The authors discuss possible relations between these patterns of aggressive behavior and the personality dimensions of Agreeableness and Neuroticism and consider implications for theories of aggression.
KW - Aggressive behavior
KW - Agreeableness
KW - Neuroticism
KW - Personality traits
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33748117618&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/0033-2909.132.5.751
DO - 10.1037/0033-2909.132.5.751
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16910753
AN - SCOPUS:33748117618
SN - 0033-2909
VL - 132
SP - 751
EP - 777
JO - Psychological Bulletin
JF - Psychological Bulletin
IS - 5
ER -