| Abstract [eng] |
Relationships of number of convictions, severity of personality disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder to aggressive behavior. Martynas Kostiuska. Vilnius University. Vilnius, 2024, p. 58. The purpose of this work was to determine whether there is a relationship between the number of convictions, severity of personality disorder, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and aggressive behavior. The main goal of this work is to analyze the relationship between the number of convictions, personality disorder and post-traumatic stress with aggressive behavior. A total of 124 male adults participated in the study, of which 81 were criminally charged, and the remaining 51 were not. Subjects ranged in age from 21 to 64 years (M = 37 SD = 10.3). The research participants were interviewed using paper questionnaires. The instruments used in the study were the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ), the PDS - ICD - 11 for measuring the severity of personality disorder, and the Buss - Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). Correlation and regression analysis and comparison of averages revealed significant relationships between the number of convictions, severity of personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and aggressive behavior. A higher number of convictions statistically significantly predicted aggressive behavior, especially physical and verbal aggression, but did not predict hostility. The severity of the personality disorder significantly predicted aggression, and particularly anger. PTSD significantly predicted aggression and all of its subscales. |
