A gender moderation study on the relationship between psychopathic components and relational aggression
Added Title
Psychopathic components and relational aggression
Date of Publication
2018
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Johann Andrew V. Sagmit
Defense Panel Member
Sixtus Dane A. Ramos
Abstract/Summary
This study examined the associations of distinct phenotypic components of psychopathy-- boldness, meanness, and disinhibition with relational aggression, concurrently accounting for gender differences. Following a quantitative research design, 451 participants (188 males, 263 females), composed of Filipino, aged 18-25 years old, non-incarcerated, undergraduate students from various colleges and universities around Metro Manila, were assessed for psychopathy using the triarchic pyschopathy measure and for relational aggression using the young adult relational aggression scale. Overall, it was found that: (1) gender has a significant effect as an exacerbator of the relationship between some psychopathic components and some types of relational aggression (2) the significant interaction terms of the said association were most apparent on the proactive dimension of relational aggression (3) of the psychopathic components, meanness appeared to have the most significant interaction effects, especially on the damage dimension of relational aggression and, (4) generally, males scored higher than females in the established association. Findings of the study are consistent with previous research claiming that psychopathic components predict relational aggression, and that gender plays a significant role in this association. Implications of the study may be used for counseling services, the development of more efficient school-based interventions, and the generation of further investigations on the biological causes of the interaction between psychopathic components, relational aggression, and gender.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU21285
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
vi, 96 leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Psychology, Pathological; Aggressiveness
Recommended Citation
Davies, J. M., Jimenez, A. P., Lamsin, D. P., & Paguital, S. S. (2018). A gender moderation study on the relationship between psychopathic components and relational aggression. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9806