Citation

Wen J, Wang G, Miao M. Aggressive Behav. 2024; 50(3): e22157.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ab.22157

PMID

38770707

Abstract

This study examined the mediating role of anger rumination in the relationship between anger and reactive aggression and the potential of adaptive anger rumination in reducing reactive aggression. Study 1, a two-wave longitudinal survey of 177 Chinese adolescents, showed that anger rumination mediated the relationship between anger and reactive aggression. Study 2, an experimental study with 160 university students, showed that the self-distanced group had lower aggression than the self-immersed group, and anger rumination mediated the impact of anger on reactive aggression in only the self-immersed group. These findings clarify the role of anger rumination concerning the relationship between anger and reactive-aggression and highlight the importance of self-distanced anger rumination in preventing reactive aggression among adolescents and young adults.

Language: en

Keywords

*Aggression/psychology; *Anger/physiology; *Rumination, Cognitive/physiology; Adolescent; Adult; anger; anger rumination; China; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; reactive aggression; Students/psychology; Young Adult; youth and adolescents