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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