Personality and Aggressive Behavior: The Relation between the Five-Factor and Aggression Models in a Domestic Violence Suspects Sample

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the relationship between the five-factor model of personality and its association with aggression in 30 men and eight women who are suspects of domestic violence. The results show a positive correlation between neuroticism and hostility, a negative correlation between openness to experience and overall aggression, a negative correlation between agreeableness and physical aggression and anger, and a negative correlation between conscientiousness and anger. These results show us the need for personality assessment in domestic violence suspects and future research about personality and aggression.

Particularities of Offenders Imprisoned for Domestic Violence from Social and Psychiatric Medical–Legal Perspectives

“…Previous criminal records were found in 14 (11%) DVOs and 31 (30%) OVOs, which is a statistically significant difference and suggests that the risk of re-offending is lower for DVOs. In previous studies concerning the relationship between criminal records and aggression on an intimate partner, Piquero et al revealed an association between these two elements [30], and Bauto et al found in their study that most of domestic violence perpetrators (65.8%) had previous criminal records [31]. This result was different to the one in this present study, which is probable because many cases of domestic violence remain unreported [8].…”

“…Generally, according to Bauto et al, there is an interconditionality between neuroticism and aggressive behavior in the case of domestic violence suspects [31], and neuroticism is a predictor of many psychiatric pathologies [35]. With regard to psychiatric diagnoses in the cases of inmates who are incarcerated on homicide charges, previous studies have indicated an increased prevalence of schizophrenia [36][37][38], depression, personality disorders [37,39,40], affective disorders, and organic personality disorders [2].…”

Economic hardship and intimate partner violence: An analysis of perpetrators in Germany

“…Personality traits and childhood experiences have been shown to play a role in IPV perpetration. Genetic and epigenetic factors (Chester & DeWall, 2018) as well as personality traits have been found to explain IPV and aggressive behavior in general (Baúto et al, 2021;Sijtsema et al, 2014;Ulloa et al, 2016). In particular, agreeableness and neuroticism have been reported as drivers of IPV (Carton & Egan, 2017;Hines & Saudino, 2008;Kaighobadi et al, 2009).…”