The Differences in Tendency of Aggressive Behaviour, Emotional Intelligence and Antisocial Personality between Gender and between Family System among Undergraduate University Students Lahore, Pakistan

Imdad Rabi,Hanina Halimatusaadiah Hamsan,Haslinda Abdullah,Ma’Rof Bin Redzuan

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v8-i8/4442

Abstract

In the study independent Samples t-test was used to identifying difference in tendency of aggressive behavior, antisocial personality and emotional intelligence between gender and family system groups. The finding indicated that no significant difference in antisocial personality, emotional intelligence and tendency of aggressive behavior between genders. The findings indicated that students from nuclear families showed a higher tendency of aggressive behavior than those from joint families. Similarly students from nuclear families showed higher antisocial personality than those from joint families. In addition students from joint families were found to have higher emotional intelligence than students from nuclear families.

Highlights

The tendency of aggressive behavior among students is a common phenomenon throughout the world
Aggressive behavior varies in boys and girls who are linked to those dangers which are faced by the girls which are greater than boys (Fagan, van Horn, Hawkins and Arthur, 2007)
The result of independent samples t – test in Table 4.2 indicates that, there is a significant difference in antisocial personality between students from joint family (M= 3.97, SD= 1.09) and students from nuclear family (M= 4.28, SD= 1.03), t (378) = 2.780, p =

Summary

Introduction

The tendency of aggressive behavior among students is a common phenomenon throughout the world. The main focus of this study is to consider why they behave like this This kind of violence has become a serious social problem in Pakistan. The verbal aggression can include verbally threatening and intimidating others. A previous study revealed that there are several factors that contribute to aggression including social, cultural, psychological, economical and educational. Each of these factors affects our behavior in covert or overt ways (Mushtaq and Kayani, 2013). It has been argued that if children in dysfunctional families grow up in cohesive societies they have a greater likelihood to be able to defend against negative experiences. On the other hand researchers said that in reality, the inclination of aggressive behavior in girls is equal to boys as well (Sivarajasingam, Morgan, Shephered and Matthews, 2009; Najman et al, 2009)

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