LOW FRUSTRATION TOLERANCE, GRANDIOSE NARCISSISM TRAIT AND PROPENSITY OF VIOLENCE AMONG ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORTERS

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the association among Low Frustration Tolerance, Grandiose Narcissism Trait and propensity of Violence among active social media political supporters. Correlational research design and convenient sampling was implemented to assess the  (N=500) participants both male and female aged ranged 18 to 40 years. Frustration Discomfort Scale (Harington, 2015), Grandiose Narcissism Scale (Foster, 2015) and Revised Attitude toward Violence Scale (Andreson, 2006) were used to collect the data. Data were collected from online google forums such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The correlational analysis was applied to check the association among study variables and regression analysis was applied to assess the predictor of propensity of violence. Independent T-test analysis was applied to determine the difference of variables among gender (male and female) and age group (young and early adulthood). The finding reveled that propensity of violence has significant correlation with grandiose narcissism trait and low frustration tolerance and it also revealed that low frustration tolerance and grandiose narcissism are predictor of propensity of violence. Result also showed that early adulthood is more prone to low frustration tolerance and grandiose narcissism and propensity of violence as compared to middle adulthood sample. Furthermore, the findings also revealed that women were more prone to violence as compared to men. Findings from the current study aimed to add new insights to the future researches on active social media supporters’ dynamics.