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Determinants of aggressive behavior: Interactive effects of emotional regulation and inhibitory control

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  • I-Ju Hsieh
  • Yung Y Chen

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Aggressive behavior can be defined as any behavior intended to hurt another person, and it is associated with many individual and social factors. This study examined the relationship between emotional regulation and inhibitory control in predicting aggressive behavior. Seventy-eight participants (40 males) completed self-report measures (Negative Mood Regulation Scale and Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire), a stop signal task, and engaged in a modified version of Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) exercise, in which the outcome was used as a measure of direct physical aggression. We used a hierarchical, mixed-model multiple regression analysis test to examine the effects of emotion regulation and inhibitory control on physical reactive aggression. Results indicated an interaction between emotion regulation and inhibitory control on aggression. For participants with low inhibitory control only, there was a significant difference between high and low emotion regulation on aggression, such that low emotion regulation participants registered higher aggression than high emotion regulation participants. This difference was not found among participants with high inhibitory control. These results have implications for refining and targeting training and rehabilitation programs aimed at reducing aggressive behavior.

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  • I-Ju Hsieh & Yung Y Chen, 2017. "Determinants of aggressive behavior: Interactive effects of emotional regulation and inhibitory control," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(4), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0175651
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175651
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    1. Yongping Zhao & Jia Wei & Yuanshu Chen & Lingxiang Xia, 2018. "Consideration of future consequences (CFC) serves as a buffer against aggression related to psychopathy," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(9), pages 1-15, September.
    2. Miriam Romero-López & María Carmen Pichardo & Ana Justicia-Arráez & Judit Bembibre-Serrano, 2021. "Reducing Aggression by Developing Emotional and Inhibitory Control," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-13, May.

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