Ustwo

I have to disagree.

I think the low self esteem theory of anti-social behavior has been pretty well shot down.

When truly, scientifically tested, the problem seems to be overly aggressive, and violent people tend to have an inflated sense of self worth which to me makes a lot more sense. The people I've seen with obvious self esteem issues tend to be anything but a bully.

Dan Olweus found that bullies do not have low self-esteem. John Coie and Kenneth Dodge, in reviewing research on aggression in children, reported that aggressive boys do not have low self-concepts and tend to blame others rather than themselves for 'negative outcomes.'

This seems a paper which covers both sides of the argument.

http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan99/point.html

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