A Temporal Path Model of The Longitudinal Predictive Effect of Neuroticism on Aggressive Behavior in The College Students: The Bidirectional Mediation Roles of Hostile Attribution Bias and Anger Rumination

Abstract

Abstract: Although neuroticism is considered to be an important risk factor for aggression, the mental mechanism of its influence on aggressive behaviors remains unclear. This study attempted to explore this issue by using the temporal path model of neuroticism predicting aggressive behavior developed from the general aggressive model. A longitudinal survey was conducted among 848 college students to examine the model. The results showed that the in-process factors (hostility attribution bias) and the post-process factors (anger rumination) were mutually predictable. Neuroticism could predict aggressive behavior both by the path from hostile attribution bias to anger rumination and by the path from anger rumination to hostile attribution bias.

Key words: neuroticism, aggression, hostile attribution bias, anger rumination, chain mediation analysis

摘要： 神经质被认为是攻击行为的一个重要的风险性因素，但是其影响攻击行为的心理机制还不清楚。本研究尝试用由一般攻击模型发展出的神经质预测攻击行为的时间路径模型来解释这一问题，并通过对848名大学生的纵向调查来检验该模型的主要观点。结果发现：敌意归因偏向代表的事中因素和愤怒沉浸代表的事后因素相互预测；神经质既可以通过从敌意归因偏向到愤怒沉浸的路径也可以通过从愤怒沉浸到敌意归因偏向的路径来预测攻击行为；神经质可以同时通过敌意归因偏向和愤怒沉浸的中介作用预测攻击行为。

关键词: 神经质, 攻击行为, 敌意归因偏向, 愤怒沉浸, 链式中介分析

CLC Number:

B849

ZHU Wenfeng, XIA Lingxiang. A Temporal Path Model of The Longitudinal Predictive Effect of Neuroticism on Aggressive Behavior in The College Students: The Bidirectional Mediation Roles of Hostile Attribution Bias and Anger Rumination[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(3): 396-402.

朱文凤, 夏凌翔. 大学生神经质纵向预测攻击行为的时间路径模型：敌意归因偏向和愤怒沉浸的双向中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(3): 396-402.

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