Contingent on contingencies: Connections between anger rumination,self-esteem,and aggression |
| |
| Institution: | 1. School of Psychology, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia;2. Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;1. Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea;2. Maeumsarang Hospital, In-san Medical Foundation, Wanju;3. Department of Psychology, Jeonju University, Jeonju, Korea;4. Department of Social Welfare, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea;5. Department of Nursing, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea;6. Department of Elderly Welfare, Shingyeong University, Hwaseong, Korea;7. Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea;1. VISN 20 NW MIRECC, Portland VA Medical Center, P.O. Box, 1034, Portland, OR 97207, United States;2. Department of Psychology, La Salle University, 1900 West Olney Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19141, United States;3. VHA CO, Office of Public Health, Occupational Health Strategic Healthcare Group (10P3D), Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland VA Medical Center, P.O. Box, 1034, Portland, OR 97207, United States;1. Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran;2. Department of Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran |
| |
| Abstract: | Mixed findings have engendered debate regarding the relationship between self-esteem and aggression. The present study tested the hypothesis that the contingency of perceived self-worth on external factors (i.e., contingent self-esteem) predicts aggression, particularly reactive, over and above global self-esteem, and that anger rumination exacerbates this relationship. The potential moderating role of gender was also considered. Regression analyses on a sample of 729 undergraduates revealed that contingent self-esteem interacts with both anger rumination and gender to predict reactive aggression. In combination with observations for proactive aggression, results of the present study suggest that the variation in previous findings may be at least partly explained by failure to account for the influences of self-esteem contingency, gender, and functional subtypes of aggression. |
| |
| Keywords: | Self-esteem Contingent Aggression Reactive Proactive Rumination |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
