Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China.
Guangxi University and College Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Applied Psychology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Aug 16;12(1):443. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01938-9.
Neuroticism appears to be a factor that triggers social aggression, but the relationship between neuroticism and social aggression and its underlying mechanisms is unclear. Questionnaire data from 942 college students ranging in age from 17 to 24 (M = 20.33, SD = 1.03) were analysed to assess whether depression symptoms mediated the relationship between neuroticism and social aggression, and to test a moderating effect of perceived social support. Results showed that neuroticism positively predicted social aggression and this association was mediated by depression symptoms. Moderation was found for the association between neuroticism and depression symptoms, as well as between neuroticism and social aggression, and that neuroticism had a stronger predictive effect on depression symptoms and social aggression under low compared to high perceived social support. These findings may inform prevention and intervention efforts to reduce social aggression.
神经质似乎是引发社会攻击的一个因素，但神经质与社会攻击之间的关系及其潜在机制尚不清楚。本研究对 942 名年龄在 17 至 24 岁（M=20.33，SD=1.03）的大学生的问卷调查数据进行了分析，以评估抑郁症状是否在神经质与社会攻击之间的关系中起中介作用，并检验感知社会支持的调节作用。结果表明，神经质正向预测社会攻击，这种关联由抑郁症状介导。神经质与抑郁症状之间的关联以及神经质与社会攻击之间的关联存在调节作用，而且在感知社会支持较低时，神经质对抑郁症状和社会攻击的预测作用更强。这些发现可能为预防和干预措施提供信息，以减少社会攻击。
