PERSONALITY TRAITS AND SELF-CONCEALMENT; PREDICTING MECHANISM OF AGGRESSION
Author(s): Rabia Zonash ,Kehkashan Arouj
J. Ponte - Dec 2017 - Volume 73 - Issue 12
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.12.10
Abstract:
Do individual personality characteristics or and pattern of self-concealment help to determine
different level of aggressive tendencies? We explored the effect of different personality
dimensions increased/ decreased feeling of aggression 2) we attempted to explore the predictive
effect of self-concealment on aggression. For study purpose 200 university students were
selected in age range of 18-30 years of age. Big five inventory (BFI) was used in present study to
assess features of personality traits. Self-concealment scale was used to measure selfconcealment
tendencies in students, thirdly Buss-Perry aggression questionnaire, assessed
aggressive features among the university students. The results of the study showed that
personality traits such as neuroticism and extroversion are higher in males and female are higher
on personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness are higher in female as compare to
male students. Regression analysis revealed that extroversion (? = .16, p< .05) and agreeableness
(? = -.28, p< .001) explained 13% variance in physical aggression. Openness (? = .16, p< .05)
explained 4% variance in aggression. Extraversion (? = .24, p< .01) explained 11% variance in
verbal aggression. Neuroticism (? = .37, p< .001) and agreeableness (? = -.15, p< .05) explained
16 % variance in hostility. Further regression analysis revealed that self-concealment (? = .22, p<
.001) explained 11 % variance in physical aggression. Self-concealment (? = .18, p< .01)
explained 3 % variance in aggression. The study highlighted study personality and tendency of
self-concealment induce feeling of aggression among the students.
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