Gao Qiufeng, Tang Wenyi, Yang Yuncui, Fu En
Department of Sociology, School of Government, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Columbia University Irving Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, USA.
Heliyon. 2023 Sep 21;9(10):e20366. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20366. eCollection 2023 Oct.
Although previous studies have noted that emotional intelligence (EI) might be a significant protective factor for aggressive behavior, the specific mechanisms involved is largely unknown. Based on the General Aggressive Model, this cross-sectional study aims to investigate whether EI will influence aggressive behavior through the mediating roles of positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA).
A total of 410 primary school students (45.4% females; = 10.35, = 0.48, range from 10 to 11 years) from Shenzhen, China, completed questionnaires on EI, aggressive behavior, PA, and NA. SPSS 22.0 was used for reliability test and correlation analysis, and (Hayes, 2013) [1] PROCESS macro (Model 6) was used to examine the multiple mediation model.
The results show that (a) EI was negatively associated with children's aggressive behavior; (b) NA partially mediated the link between EI and aggressive behavior in children, and (c) PA and NA sequentially mediated the above link.
This study would not only deepen our understanding of how EI is associated with aggressive behavior but also provide valuable suggestions for teachers and parents to more effectively prevent and intervene children's aggressive behavior.
尽管先前的研究指出，情商（EI）可能是攻击行为的一个重要保护因素，但其中涉及的具体机制在很大程度上尚不清楚。基于一般攻击模型，本横断面研究旨在调查EI是否会通过积极情绪（PA）和消极情绪（NA）的中介作用影响攻击行为。
来自中国深圳的410名小学生（45.4%为女生；年龄范围为10至11岁，平均年龄=10.35岁，标准差=0.48）完成了关于EI、攻击行为、PA和NA的问卷调查。使用SPSS 22.0进行信度检验和相关分析，并使用（Hayes，2013）[1]PROCESS宏程序（模型6）检验多重中介模型。
结果表明：（a）EI与儿童的攻击行为呈负相关；（b）NA部分中介了EI与儿童攻击行为之间的联系；（c）PA和NA依次中介了上述联系。
本研究不仅将加深我们对EI与攻击行为之间关联的理解，还将为教师和家长更有效地预防和干预儿童的攻击行为提供有价值的建议。
