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Sexual Jealously : Social psychological research as well as 
observation of scholars like Shakespeare and Freud have pointed 
out that sexual jealously is one of the most potential causes of 
aggression. Sexual jealously can be defined as the perception of a 
threat to a romantic relationship by a rival for one’s partner. 
Research studies by Buss et al.,(1992). Parrot, (1991); and 
Sharpsteen, (1991) have demonstrated that individuals who feel 
that their lover has “done them wrong” by flirting with another 
person often experience strong feelings of anger and frequently 
think about or actually engage in actions designed to punish their 
lover, the rivals, or both. Some studies have found that most of the 
blame is on one’s lover rather than the rival. It has also been found 

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(Paul et al., 1993) that females experience stronger feelings of 
anger at both the partner and the rival than males do and they are 
more likely to react aggressively to such betrayals. 
14.3.3 Personal Causes of Aggression :
 
Many personal factors contribute towards aggression, some 
of which includes:
i. Personality 
Factors 
ii. Type A Behaviour Pattern 
iii. Narcissism and Ego Threat
iv. Sensation Seeking 
v. Gender Differences 
We would discuss each of these briely. 
i. 
Personality Factors : Many personality factors interact in 
complex ways with a given situational variable to determine how 
aggressively an individual reacts to a given situation. One such 
model is called as the TASS Model: The traits as Situational 
Sensitivities Model. It suggests that many personality traits function 
in a threshold-like manner, influencing behaviour only when 
situations evoke them. For example in people high in trait of 
aggressiveness, even a moderate level of provocation would trigger 
intense aggressive reactions. On the other hand for people low in 
trait of aggressiveness, a moderate provocation would trigger little 
or no aggression. Only a strong provocation would result in overt 
aggression.