Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
The present research examined the relationships among self-esteem level, temporal self-esteem instability, gender, and self-reported aggression. Self-esteem level was negatively related to attitudinal aggression, although this relationship varied as a joint function of self-esteem instability and gender. It was strongest among men with unstable self-esteem and among women with stable self-esteem. Although self-esteem instability and narcissism (Study 3) were each positively related to behavioral aggression, the relationship between narcissism and attitudinal aggression varied as a function of self-esteem instability. The relationship between narcissism and attitudinal aggression was positive among people with stable self-esteem, but negative among people with unstable self-esteem, regardless of gender. The importance of considering gender, self-esteem instability, and narcissism in the self-esteem/aggression debate is discussed.
Discipline
Business
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Self and Identity
Volume
6
Issue
1
First Page
74
Last Page
94
ISSN
1529-8868
Identifier
10.1080/15298860600920488
Publisher
Psychology Press
Citation
Webster, G.; Kirkpatrick, L.; Nezlek, J. B.; Smith, C. V.; and PADDOCK, Elizabeth Layne.
Different Slopes for Different Folks: Self-Esteem Instability and Gender as Moderators of the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Attitudinal Aggression. (2007). Self and Identity. 6, (1), 74-94.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/15298860600920488