NARCISSISM AND AGGRESSION: IS INFLATED SELF-ESTEEM RELATED TO AGGRESSIVE DRIVING?

This paper investigates the relationship between aggressive driving behavior and narcissism, hypothesizing that individuals with inflated self-esteem that are challenged by another driver would report higher levels of aggressive driving behavior. For this study, 91 participants completed self-report measures assessing narcissism, self-esteem and aggressive driving behavior. Results showed that specific aspects of narcissism did predict aggressive driving behavior, supporting the theory of threatened egotism. These results suggest that inflated self-esteem may be an important factor in aggressive driving behavior, while low-self-esteem is not.

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  • Authors:
    • Schreer, G E
  • Publication Date: 2002

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  • English

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  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: p. 333-341
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  • Accession Number: 00938347
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Feb 9 2003 12:00AM