Citation

Dinić B, Smederevac S. Pers. Individ. Dif. 2014; 60(Suppl): S56.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.235

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between aggression dimensions, measured by the Aggression Questionnaire, and aggressive response to provocation in a competitive reaction time task. 191 participants (32% male) competed with an unknown, same gender "opponent". Before each task, participants were allowed to deliver the "punishment" to the "opponent" if he had a slower reaction time. Also, if the participant was slower, then he would receive punishment, that simulates different provocation conditions.

RESULTS showed that the intensity of the punishment delivered to an "opponent" was related to Hostility and male gender in earlier stages of the task. However, in later stages, particularly in the final stage, only Physical Aggression had significant effect. Duration of the punishment was consistently related to Hostility and, in latter stages, to Physical Aggression, and in the final stage interaction between highly provocative conditions and male gender also had an effect.