Effects of Victimization on Proactive and Reactive Aggression Among Early Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Anger Rumination and Sadness Rumination

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2023.06.011

Abstract

Abstract: Based on two independent factors of rumination, this study used structural equation modeling to examine the effects of victimization on proactive and reactive aggression among adolescents. Two thousand four hundred and twenty-seven students were followed up for six months and were examined for two waves. The results showed that: 1) Victimization (T1) had a significant positive predictive effect on different types of aggression, including proactive aggression (T2) and reactive aggression (T2). 2) Anger rumination (T2) fully mediated the relation between victimization (T1) and proactive/reactive aggression (T2). 3) Sadness rumination (T2) fully mediated the relation between victimization (T1) and reactive aggression (T2). No mediating effect of sadness rumination (T2) between victimization (T1) and proactive aggression (T2) was found. The findings suggest that educators should pay attention to the different types of rumination among adolescents and provide educational guidance on rumination cognition of adolescents, so as to block the link between victimization and aggression among early adolescents.

Key words: victimization, proactive aggression, reactive aggression, anger rumination, sadness rumination

摘要： 采用结构方程模型考察了受欺负对青少年主动性攻击及反应性攻击的影响，并基于反刍的两个独立结构探究了愤怒反刍、悲伤反刍在其中的作用机制。对2427名青少年进行了间隔时间6个月的两次测查，结果显示：(1)T1受欺负正向预测青少年T2主动性攻击和T2反应性攻击；(2)T2愤怒反刍在T1受欺负与T2主动性攻击、T2反应性攻击之间起完全中介作用；(3)T2悲伤反刍在T1受欺负与T2反应性攻击之间起完全中介作用，未发现T2悲伤反刍在T1受欺负与T2主动性攻击之间的中介作用。研究结果提示，相关教育工作者要关注受欺负青少年的不同反刍类型，重视受欺负青少年反刍认知方面的教育指引，从而阻断受欺负与青少年攻击行为之间的联系。

关键词: 受欺负, 主动性攻击, 反应性攻击, 愤怒反刍, 悲伤反刍

CLC Number:

B844

Muhua LYU, Yuke XIONG, Liu YANG, Jiahui CHEN, Quanquan WANG, Ping REN. Effects of Victimization on Proactive and Reactive Aggression Among Early Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Anger Rumination and Sadness Rumination[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2023, 21(6): 799-806.

吕沐华, 熊昱可, 杨柳, 陈嘉慧, 王泉泉, 任萍. 受欺负对青少年主动性攻击及反应性攻击的影响：愤怒反刍和悲伤反刍的中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2023, 21(6): 799-806.

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变量	M±SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1.T1受欺负	0.53±0.72
2.T1愤怒反刍	2.51±1.06	0.24***
3.T2愤怒反刍	2.60±1.07	0.20***	0.60***
4.T1悲伤反刍	2.25±0.62	0.20***	0.43***	0.33***
5.T2悲伤反刍	2.27±0.64	0.15***	0.37***	0.47***	0.53***
6.T1主动性攻击	1.29±0.47	0.26***	0.33***	0.23***	0.09***	0.04*
7.T2主动性攻击	1.33±0.47	0.22***	0.30***	0.32***	0.06**	0.09***	0.56***
8.T1反应性攻击	1.80±0.63	0.31***	0.50***	0.39***	0.30***	0.25***	0.71***	0.46***
9.T2反应性攻击	1.96±0.65	0.24***	0.43***	0.52***	0.24***	0.35***	0.39***	0.65***	0.60***

变量	M±SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1.T1受欺负	0.53±0.72
2.T1愤怒反刍	2.51±1.06	0.24***
3.T2愤怒反刍	2.60±1.07	0.20***	0.60***
4.T1悲伤反刍	2.25±0.62	0.20***	0.43***	0.33***
5.T2悲伤反刍	2.27±0.64	0.15***	0.37***	0.47***	0.53***
6.T1主动性攻击	1.29±0.47	0.26***	0.33***	0.23***	0.09***	0.04*
7.T2主动性攻击	1.33±0.47	0.22***	0.30***	0.32***	0.06**	0.09***	0.56***
8.T1反应性攻击	1.80±0.63	0.31***	0.50***	0.39***	0.30***	0.25***	0.71***	0.46***
9.T2反应性攻击	1.96±0.65	0.24***	0.43***	0.52***	0.24***	0.35***	0.39***	0.65***	0.60***

路径	效应值	95%置信区间
T1受欺负→T2愤怒反刍→T2主动性攻击	0.02**	[0.01, 0.03]
T1受欺负→T2愤怒反刍→T2反应性攻击	0.02**	[0.01, 0.03]
T1受欺负→T2悲伤反刍→T2反应性攻击	0.01*	[0.00, 0.01]
T1受欺负→T2悲伤反刍→T2主动性攻击	−0.003	[−0.01, 0.00]

路径	效应值	95%置信区间
T1受欺负→T2愤怒反刍→T2主动性攻击	0.02**	[0.01, 0.03]
T1受欺负→T2愤怒反刍→T2反应性攻击	0.02**	[0.01, 0.03]
T1受欺负→T2悲伤反刍→T2反应性攻击	0.01*	[0.00, 0.01]
T1受欺负→T2悲伤反刍→T2主动性攻击	−0.003	[−0.01, 0.00]

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