TY - JOUR
T1 - Reactivity and distortions in the self
T2 - Narcissism, types of aggression, and the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis during early adolescence
AU - Bukowski, William M.
AU - Schwartzman, Alex
AU - Santo, Jonathan
AU - Bagwell, Catherine
AU - Adams, Ryan
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - A multisample, multistudy project aimed at understanding how individual differences in narcissism during early adolescence are related to distortions in the aggression, and the reactivity of the hypothalamicpituitaryadrenal axis to negative and positive experiences. The findings indicate that individual differences in narcissism are a remarkably stable aspect of personality during early adolescence. It is predictably related to an inflated view of the self that is not warranted by objective indices of social functioning. Further evidence shows that it promotes the continuity of aggressive behavior and is more strongly related to reactive aggression than to proactive aggression and more strongly related to relational aggression than to physical aggression. Finally, there is evidence that distortions in the self may derive from the inadequate functioning of the hypothalamicpituitaryadrenal axis, one of the body's main response system for dealing with stress. These findings are discussed in terms of the processes by which early adolescents react to threats and arousal in their daily functioning.
AB - A multisample, multistudy project aimed at understanding how individual differences in narcissism during early adolescence are related to distortions in the aggression, and the reactivity of the hypothalamicpituitaryadrenal axis to negative and positive experiences. The findings indicate that individual differences in narcissism are a remarkably stable aspect of personality during early adolescence. It is predictably related to an inflated view of the self that is not warranted by objective indices of social functioning. Further evidence shows that it promotes the continuity of aggressive behavior and is more strongly related to reactive aggression than to proactive aggression and more strongly related to relational aggression than to physical aggression. Finally, there is evidence that distortions in the self may derive from the inadequate functioning of the hypothalamicpituitaryadrenal axis, one of the body's main response system for dealing with stress. These findings are discussed in terms of the processes by which early adolescents react to threats and arousal in their daily functioning.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0954579409990149
DO - 10.1017/S0954579409990149
M3 - Article
C2 - 19825267
AN - SCOPUS:73949084365
SN - 0954-5794
VL - 21
SP - 1249
EP - 1262
JO - Development and psychopathology
JF - Development and psychopathology
IS - 4
ER -