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Low self-esteem causes aggression.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that low self-esteem causes aggression?

No. Multiple psychology reviews state that the traditional view that low self-esteem causes aggression has not been confirmed, and that aggressive people typically have high self-esteem, with narcissism and threatened egotism better predicting aggression.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 6 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 6
Self-esteem
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Self-esteem. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-esteem

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Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Aggression
2000
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Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Aggression. (2000). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.00053

Self-esteem, narcissism, and aggression: Does violence result from low self-esteem. or from threatened egotism?
2000
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Self-esteem, narcissism, and aggression: Does violence result from low self-esteem. or from threatened egotism?. (2000). api.library.uq.edu.au. https://api.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:674633

Human aggression and violence : causes, manifestations, and consequences
2011
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Human aggression and violence : causes, manifestations, and consequences. (2011). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/humanaggressionv0000unse

Current directions in social psychology
2004
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Current directions in social psychology. (2004). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/currentdirection0000unse_a2k7

Current directions in abnormal psychology
2004
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Emery, T. F. O. &. R. R. (2004). Current directions in abnormal psychology. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/currentdirection0000unse_d8f4

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