Understanding the connection between self‐esteem and aggression: The mediating role of emotion dysregulation
The purpose of the present study was to extend previous knowledge concerning the link between self‐esteem and aggression by examining the mediating role of emotion dysregulation among offenders and community participants. A sample of 153 incarcerated violent offenders and a community sample of 197 individuals completed self‐report measures of self‐esteem level, emotion dysregulation, and trait aggression. Offenders reported lower levels of self‐esteem than community participants, as well as greater levels of emotional nonacceptance and hostility. Bootstrapping analyses were performed to test whether emotion dysregu...
Source: Aggressive Behavior - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carlo Garofalo, Christopher J. Holden, Virgil Zeigler‐Hill, Patrizia Velotti Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Religiousness and aggression in adolescents: The mediating roles of self‐control and compassion
Although people have used religion to justify aggression, evidence suggests that greater religiousness corresponds with less aggression. We explored two explanations for the religion–aggression link. First, most major religions teach self‐control (e.g., delaying gratification, resisting temptation), which diminishes aggression. Second, most major religions emphasize compassionate beliefs and behavior (i.e., perspective taking, forgiveness, a broader love of humanity) that are incompatible with aggression. We tested whether self‐control and compassion mediated the relationship between religion and aggression (direct a...
Source: Aggressive Behavior - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: James A. Shepperd, Wendi A. Miller, Colin Tucker Smith Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Aggression in US soldiers post‐deployment: Associations with combat exposure and PTSD and the moderating role of trait anger
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Source: Aggressive Behavior - July 23, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joshua E. Wilk, Phillip J. Quartana, Kristina Clarke‐Walper, Brian C. Kok, Lyndon A. Riviere Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
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Source: Aggressive Behavior - July 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Erratum Source Type: research
Sugar or spice: Using I3 metatheory to understand how and why glucose reduces rejection‐related aggression
Social rejection can increase aggression, especially among people high in rejection sensitivity. Rejection impairs self‐control, and deficits in self‐control often result in aggression. A dose of glucose can counteract the effect of situational factors that undermine self‐control. But no research has integrated these literatures to understand why rejection increases aggression, and how to reduce it. Using the I3 model of aggression, we proposed that aggression would be highest under conditions of high instigation (rejection), high impellance (high rejection sensitivity), and low inhibition (drinking a beverage sweete...
Source: Aggressive Behavior - July 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michaela Pfundmair, C. Nathan DeWall, Veronika Fries, Babette Geiger, Tanya Krämer, Sebastian Krug, Dieter Frey, Nilüfer Aydin Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
