Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2012 Mar;102(3):533-49. doi: 10.1037/a0025651. Epub 2011 Oct 3.
Deriving hypotheses from I³ theory (pronounced "I-cubed theory"), the authors conducted 4 studies to clarify the circumstances under which dispositional aggressiveness predicts intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. Consistent with the hypothesis that this link would be stronger when inhibitory processes are weak rather than strong, Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated that dispositional aggressiveness was an especially robust predictor of IPV perpetration among people experiencing self-regulatory strength depletion. Consistent with the hypothesis that this Dispositional Aggressiveness × Inhibition interaction effect would be stronger when instigating triggers are strong rather than weak, Studies 3 and 4 demonstrated that dispositional aggressiveness was an especially robust predictor of IPV perpetration among people characterized by both weak inhibition (poor executive control in Study 3, depletion in Study 4) and strong instigation (provocation in both studies). These effects were robust in studies employing experimental and nonexperimental designs, cross-sectional and longitudinal methods, dating and married participants, self-report and behavioral measures of IPV perpetration, and diverse operationalizations of all constructs. Discussion emphasizes the importance of incorporating instigating, impelling, and inhibiting processes into theoretical and empirical analyses of IPV perpetration.
从 I³ 理论（发音为“I-cubed theory”）中推导出假设，作者进行了 4 项研究，以阐明特质攻击性预测亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）行为的情况。与假设一致，当抑制过程较弱而不是较强时，这种联系会更强，研究 1 和 2 表明，在自我调节力量枯竭的人群中，特质攻击性是 IPV 行为的一个特别有力的预测因素。与假设一致，当挑衅触发因素较强而不是较弱时，这种特质攻击性与抑制的交互作用会更强，研究 3 和 4 表明，在抑制较弱（研究 3 中的执行控制能力差，研究 4 中的耗竭）和挑衅较强（两项研究中的挑衅）的人群中，特质攻击性是 IPV 行为的一个特别有力的预测因素。这些效应在采用实验和非实验设计、横断面和纵向方法、约会和已婚参与者、自我报告和行为测量 IPV 行为以及所有结构的不同操作化的研究中是稳健的。讨论强调了将挑衅、推动和抑制过程纳入 IPV 行为的理论和实证分析的重要性。
