Velotti Patrizia, Casselman Robert B, Garofalo Carlo, McKenzie Melissa D
Violence Vict. 2017 Oct 1;32(5):791-810. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-16-00079. Epub 2017 Aug 15.
Although problems with emotion regulation (ER) have long been associated with internalizing symptoms, only recently has an ER framework been applied to the study of aggression. Therefore, little is known about the unique and independent associations between specific domains of the ER construct and different kinds of aggressive tendencies. We sought to explore these associations in two independent samples of young adults. Furthermore, we tested whether gender moderated the proposed emotion dysregulation-aggression link. Our results corroborated the association between emotion dysregulation and aggression in both samples. Specifically, the inability to control impulsive behavior when upset (i.e., negative urgency) was uniquely related to physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility. Limited access to ER strategies was also significantly associated with overall aggression and hostility. The effect of negative urgency on physical and verbal aggression was stronger among males than females, although only in one sample.
尽管情绪调节（ER）问题长期以来一直与内化症状相关，但直到最近，ER框架才被应用于攻击行为的研究。因此，对于ER结构的特定领域与不同类型的攻击倾向之间独特且独立的关联，我们知之甚少。我们试图在两个独立的年轻成年人样本中探究这些关联。此外，我们还测试了性别是否调节了所提出的情绪失调与攻击行为之间的联系。我们的结果证实了两个样本中情绪失调与攻击行为之间的关联。具体而言，心烦意乱时无法控制冲动行为（即消极紧迫感）与身体攻击、言语攻击、愤怒和敌意存在独特关联。获得情绪调节策略的机会有限也与总体攻击行为和敌意显著相关。消极紧迫感对身体攻击和言语攻击的影响在男性中比在女性中更强，不过仅在一个样本中如此。
