Prediction of Different Aggression Components Using the Big Five Factor Personality and Gender in University Students

The purpose of present research was to study the relationship between the big five factor of personality and gender with different components of aggression in a group of Shiraz University students. A sample of 270 university students (146 females، 126 males) was selected using stratified random sampling method. The participants completed the Big Five Factor Personality Questionnaire (Goldman، 1999) and the Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire (Buss and Perry، 1992). Data were analyzed using liner regression. The results showed that neuroticism and agreeableness were positively and negatively the most positive strong predictors of global aggression respectively. As well as، neuroticism positively، and extraversion، agreeableness and conscientiousness negatively predicted verbal aggression. Only، neuroticism predicted hostility. Gender did not predict aggression and its components. In summation، neuroticism and agreeableness played significant role related to aggression in university students، but gender did not predict aggression and its components.