Predictors of Certain Types of Aggression at Highschool Adolescents
Keywords:
aggression, neuroticism, irrational beliefs, free time, high school adolescentsAbstract
In this study, we have been trying to discover the prediction of some forms of aggression based on the prominence of neuroticism, irrational beliefs and ways of spending free time among high school adolescents. The sample consisted of 275 respondents, students from secondary schools in Belgrade, aged between 15 and 19 years. According to the criteria for selecting schools, the sample was appropriate and intentional, comprising students from the following high schools: VII, XII, and XIV Belgrade Gymnasium, Electrical School "Rade Koncar," and Trade School in Belgrade. For the purposes of this study, the Neuroticism scale was used, which is a dimension of Neuroticism isolated from the NEO–PI–R, the GABS-37 Scale for irrational beliefs, the SV-30 Scale for assessment of ways of spending free time, and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. The dimensions of neuroticism, forms of irrational beliefs, and ways of spending free time together explain 40.6% of the variance in Anger as the criterion variable, 24.4% of the variance in Physical aggression, 46.5% of the variance in Hostility, and 28.3% of the variance in Verbal aggression. The most significant predictors of aggression are anxiety, hostility, depression, absolutist demands of yourself, irrational beliefs regarding love and devaluation. The facts suggest that absolutist claims against themselves lead to physical and verbal aggression. Anxiety and hostility as a dimension of neuroticism lead to anger and verbal aggression. Depression, irrational beliefs regarding love and devaluation lead to hostility. Using free time for the purpose of education and enlightenment does not lead to aggression. Vulnerability as a dimension of neuroticism has also been shown as a significant predictor of anger, physical and verbal aggression, but in a negative sense. Adolescents who are aggressive are trying to look superior, but that is often a mask that conceals the pain, feelings of inadequacy, fear and mistrust. It is possible that the aggression manifested as verbal, physical, anger or hostility represents a way of drawing attention to himself, a call for help.
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