Citation

Myburgh C, Poggenpoel M, Fourie C. J. Psychol. Afr. 2019; 29(3): 255-259.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/14330237.2019.1620011

PMID

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Abstract

We sought to predict overt aggression among college students from their intra- and interpersonal relationships self-perceptions. Respondents were 311 students (females = 69.8%; black = 65.9%, white = 16.7%; mean age = 26.38 years, SD = 9.57 years) from a large South African university.

RESULTS following multivariate inferential analysis indicated Negative, destructive interpersonal relationships; Negative, destructive self-concept; and Positive inclination towards others to predict overt aggression among the university students. By contrast, Positive interaction with self and others; and Submissiveness towards others can be used to predict overt aggression among the university students. Our hypothesis that the more constructive (higher) students' self-concept and intrapersonal relationships, interpersonal relationships, the lower will their levels of overt aggression, physical aggression and verbal aggression become was supported. As such, the finding was that: Overt Aggression = a(Negative destructive interpersonal relationships) + b(Negative destructive self-concept) − c(Positive inclination towards others).

Language: en

Keywords

higher education; intra- and interpersonal relationships; multiple regression analyses; overt aggression; prediction