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Eysenck and antisocial behavior: an analysis of the associations between personality styles and problems with conduct
| Title: | Eysenck and antisocial behavior: an analysis of the associations between personality styles and problems with conduct |
| Author: | Cravens-Brown, Lisa Marie |
| Description: | Antisocial behavior is an occupying interest in the social-psychological literature. One interesting way to examine antisocial behavior is to explore the relationships between personality styles and the manifestation of antisocial behavior. H. Eysenck proposed three primary dimensions of personality on which people can be characterized: extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism. Although psychoticism has been reliably linked with antisocial behaviors in a number of research variables, it has yet to be systematically associated in the research with psychopathy. In addition, the results regarding extraversion and antisocial behavior have been inconsistent. The present study examined the predictive power of the Eysenck personality dimensions for self-reported, parent-reported, and teacher-reported antisocial behavior in a community sample of children from local schools. Parents, children, and teachers filled out relevant questionnaires in the context of a larger study. Important dependent variables in the analyses included delinquent acts, reactive aggression, proactive aggression, hyperactivity, and general externalizing behavior problems. The results supported the relationship between psychoticism and antisocial behavior, across reporters. In addition, there was a significant interaction between psychoticism and extraversion in the prediction of proactive aggression, suggesting that extraversion may play a protective role in the presence of high levels of psychoticism. However, there was a significant difference in the predictive strength of the personality variables. These findings are discussed within the context of their predictive relationships and suggestions for future research are made. |
| Permanent Link: |
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1038457465
http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/5277 |
| Date: | 2002 |
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