Question

explain all the four psychological factors that have been found to influence aggressive behaviour with practical examples

Answer 1

Ans. Aggression is defined as a behaviour by an individual that is intended to cause harm to others.

The four psychological factors influencing aggressive behaviour are as follows:

1. Frustration- It refers to an emotional state that occurs due to blocking of needs. Also, based on the frustration-aggression theory, frustration is the cause of aggressive behaviour. For eg. commercial drivers tend to be high on aggressive driving behavior due to their frustration of not earning more.

2. Negative emotions- These are unpleasant emotions and these often influence aggressive behaviour. For eg. If a person is already having anger issues he/she is likely to have aggressive behaviour towards others.

3. Modelling- It refers to imitating others behaviour. Imitating others aggressive behaviour is often seen in many situations. For eg. A child imitates his father's aggressive behaviour with his peers in school.

4. Locus of control- It is defined as the degree to which people are in control of their surroundings. The external locus of control influences aggression coz there are factors outside the person's control which influences their aggressive behaviour. For eg. An employee shows aggressive behaviour towards his colleagues due to jealousy from his achievements.