预测青年人群中的言语和身体攻击:述情障碍、冲动和攻击的路径分析。
Prediction of verbal and physical aggression among young adults: A path analysis of alexithymia, impulsivity, and aggression.
机构信息
Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, United States.
Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota, United States.
出版信息
Psychiatry Res. 2019 Mar;273:653-656. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.01.099. Epub 2019 Jan 31.
Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by difficulties in identifying and describing emotions. Previous research has identified a positive association between alexithymia and aggression, and impulsivity may account for some of that association. This study tested a path model of associations between alexithymia, five facets of impulsivity (negative urgency, positive urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, and sensation seeking), and verbal and physical aggression in a sample of 503 undergraduate students. Alexithymia had significant positive associations with all facets of impulsivity except for sensation seeking. Negative urgency and (lack of) premeditation mediated the relationship between alexithymia and verbal aggression. Positive urgency, negative urgency, and (lack of) premeditation mediated the relationship between alexithymia and physical aggression. Positive urgency also moderated the relationship between alexithymia and both forms of aggression, increasing the strength of those associations. These results highlight the role of emotion dysregulation in the context of aggression and support the use emotion regulation skills training in anger and aggression management programs.
述情障碍是一种人格结构特征,表现为识别和描述情绪的困难。先前的研究已经确定述情障碍与攻击性之间存在正相关,而冲动性可能是这种关联的一部分。本研究在一个由 503 名本科生组成的样本中测试了述情障碍、冲动性的五个方面(负性冲动、正性冲动、缺乏预谋、缺乏毅力和寻求刺激)与言语和身体攻击之间的关联路径模型。述情障碍与冲动性的所有方面都呈显著正相关,除了寻求刺激。负性冲动和(缺乏)预谋在述情障碍与言语攻击之间起中介作用。正性冲动、负性冲动和(缺乏)预谋在述情障碍与身体攻击之间起中介作用。正性冲动也调节了述情障碍与两种形式的攻击之间的关系,增加了这些关联的强度。这些结果强调了情绪调节障碍在攻击背景下的作用,并支持在愤怒和攻击管理方案中使用情绪调节技能训练。