Low self-esteem is related to aggression, antisocial behavior, and delinquency

MB Donnellan, KH Trzesniewski… - Psychological …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
The present research explored the controversial link between global self-esteem and
externalizing problems such as aggression, antisocial behavior, and delinquency. In three …

Self‐esteem, academic self‐concept, and aggression at school

LD Taylor, P Davis‐Kean… - … Behavior: Official Journal …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The present study explores the relation between academic self‐concept, self‐esteem, and
aggression at school. Longitudinal data from a racially diverse sample of middle‐school …

Using self-esteem to disaggregate psychopathy, narcissism, and aggression

DM Falkenbach, JR Howe, M Falki - Personality and Individual Differences, 2013 - Elsevier
Past research offers conflicting conclusions regarding the associations between self-esteem,
psychopathy, narcissism, and aggression. The current study clarified these associations by …

Two dimensions of self-esteem: Reciprocal effects of positive self-worth and self-deprecation on adolescent problems

TJ Owens - American Sociological Review, 1994 - JSTOR
The presumed relationship between adolescent's self-esteem and the occurrence of social
problems is a recurring theme in academic and public discourse. Evidence for this …

The relations among narcissism, self-esteem, and delinquency in a sample of at-risk adolescents

CT Barry, SJ Grafeman, KK Adler, JD Pickard - Journal of Adolescence, 2007 - Elsevier
The present study explores the relation between narcissism and delinquency among 372 at-
risk 16–18-year-olds. The study also considered the relation between narcissism and self …

Aggression, narcissism, self-esteem, and the attribution of desirable and humanizing traits to self versus others

KD Locke - Journal of Research in Personality, 2009 - Elsevier
Undergraduates (n= 156) completed measures of aggression, self-esteem, and narcissism.
In accord with previous research, self-esteem and narcissism had opposing effects on …

Defensive self-esteem and aggression in childhood

MJ Sandstrom, R Jordan - Journal of Research in Personality, 2008 - Elsevier
Research examining the association between self-esteem (SE) and aggressive behavior in
childhood has produced mixed findings. Some of the confusion may stem from the fact that …

Self-esteem and adolescent problems: Modeling reciprocal effects

M Rosenberg, C Schooler, C Schoenbach - American sociological review, 1989 - JSTOR
Past research has treated self-esteem either as a social force or as a social product.
However, this research has not given adequate attention to the reciprocal effects of the self …

Self-esteem, narcissism, and aggression: Different types of self-esteem predict different types of aggression

S Amad, NS Gray, RJ Snowden - Journal of interpersonal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem, narcissism, and
measures of proactive and reactive aggression in two large community samples of young …

The relation of narcissism and self-esteem to conduct problems in children: A preliminary investigation

CT Barry, PJ Frick, AL Killian - Journal of clinical child and …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Investigated several possible models to explain the seemingly discrepant relations between
self-esteem and conduct problems, as both low self-esteem and exaggerated levels of self …