Three personality traits of aggressive people

By Helen Pitt
Updated July 24 2016 - 8:08pm, first published 10:08am
Bad Santa: William Ickes started studying aggression after he received Talk to the Hand as a Christmas present. Photo: Supplied
Bad Santa: William Ickes started studying aggression after he received Talk to the Hand as a Christmas present. Photo: Supplied
Violating norms: Amy Adams' character in The Fighter is an archetypal aggressive female. Photo: Supplied
Violating norms: Amy Adams' character in The Fighter is an archetypal aggressive female. Photo: Supplied
Violating norms: Amy Adams' character in <i>The Fighter</i> is an archetypal aggressive female. Photo: Supplied
Violating norms: Amy Adams' character in <i>The Fighter</i> is an archetypal aggressive female. Photo: Supplied

Aggressive and confrontational people who become perpetrators of violence can be easily identified by a "red triad" of personality traits, a Texan researcher told a conference on reducing aggression on Saturday.

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