Associations Between Personality Traits And Aggression Among Malay Adult Male Inmates In Malaysia
- Author:
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
;
Nadiah Syariani Md Shariff
;
Azizah Othman
;
Khaidzir Hj Ismail
;
Geshina Ayu Mat Saat
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aggression, Alternative Five Factor Model, Inmates, Personality Traits
- From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
2014;15(2):176-185
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective: A sizable body of criminology literature has suggested that personality
factors are critical to the development of aggressive behaviour. While research
on personality focusing on aggression often revolves on "Eynseck Three Factor
Model" and "Big Five Model", research on "Alternative Five Factor Model"
(AFFM) is rather inadequate. Objective: The present study aimed to examine the
association between five types of personality traits and subscales of aggression.
Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted in two prisons
in Peninsular Malaysia among 198 Malay adult male inmates. The participants
were selected based on the purposive sampling method from those who were
convicted for various types of crime. Two psychometric instruments adapted to
the Malaysian context were used: Malay version of Zuckerman-Kuhlman
Personality Questionnaire-40-Cross Culture (ZKPQ-M-40-CC) and Aggression
Questionnaire (AQ-M). Pearson correlation coefficient test was conducted to
determine the association between five types of personality traits and subscales
of aggression. Results: The results showed that there was a significant association
between certain types of personality traits and subscales of aggression. The
results were discussed in relation to theory and the context of crime. Conclusion:
There is evidence that personality traits are linked to aggressive behaviour which
may lead a person to commit offenses.
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