Are violent people more likely to have low self-esteem or high self-esteem?☆

By Michael K. Ostrowsky. 2010

162 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Maria M. Ttofi
2. David P. Farrington
3. Hannah Gaffney
4. Christopher C Henrich
5. K. Fanti
6. F. Lösel
7. A. Baldry
8. Christina Salmivalli

In Social Psychology

1. Maria M. Ttofi
2. David P. Farrington
3. Hannah Gaffney
4. Christopher C Henrich
5. K. Fanti
6. Dorothy Espelage
7. Christina Salmivalli
8. G. R. Paez

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Maria M. Ttofi
2. Christopher C Henrich
3. K. Fanti
4. David P. Farrington
5. Alex R. Piquero
6. J. Murray
7. Christopher Wildeman
8. Gary Sweeten

Citations in the corpus

• Systematic reviews of explanatory risk factors for violence, offending, and delinquency (2017, background): “Ostrowsky (2010) Narrative review of the relationship between self-esteem and violent behavior.”
• Effects of Self-Esteem and Narcissism on Bullying and Victimization During Early Adolescence (2015, result): “However, similar to the bullying literature, research linking self-esteem to aggression has resulted in mixed findings (Ostrowsky, 2010), with a number of studies finding no associations between self-esteem and aggression (e.”