Angry rumination as a mediator of the relationship between ability emotional intelligence and various types of aggression

García-Sancho, Esperanza; Salguero, José M.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.10.007

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“…This buffering role of AEI could not be confirmed for the effects of trait anger on verbal and indirect aggression. Findings of other studies (García‐Sancho et al ., ; ; Gardner & Qualter, ) seem to suggest that the relationship between AEI and physical aggression is stronger than the relationship between AEI and verbal aggression. Given the immediate, potential negative consequences of physical aggression, it can be argued that it is more necessary to regulate emotional responses in order to avoid a physical attack than to inhibit verbal or indirect aggression.…”

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“…Concerning our second objective, the results demonstrated significant negative correlations between AEI with physical, verbal, and indirect aggression, which corroborates previous findings showing similar magnitude of correlations, with higher associations between AEI and physical and indirect than verbal aggression (García‐Sancho et al ., , ). Moving beyond previous research, our results revealed that high AEI can also buffer against the effects of anger on aggression.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Second, given the important role of emotional abilities for processing and acting upon feelings of anger (e.g., Garcia‐Sancho et al ., ), we tested whether AEI functions as buffer mechanism in the indirect associations between personality traits and different types of aggression. More specifically, we expected that the associations between trait anger and aggression would be significantly weaker for those with relatively higher rather than lower levels of AEI.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Recent studies have shown that people with higher AEI are less likely to engage in aggressive behavior than people with lower AEI (García‐Sancho, Salguero & Fernández‐Berrocal, ). This negative relationship was found in three types of aggression: physical, verbal, and indirect in cross‐sectional and longitudinal studies and the associations was stronger with physical than verbal and indirect aggression (García‐Sancho, Salguero & Fernández‐Berrocal, ; García‐Sancho, Salguero & Fernández‐Berrocal, ). AEI has also been shown to be negatively associated with anger rumination (García‐Sancho et al ., ).…”

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confidence: 97%

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The personality basis of aggression: The mediating role of anger and the moderating role of emotional intelligence

García-Sancho

Dhont

Salguero

2017

Scandinavian J Psychology

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High neuroticism and low agreeableness have been found to predict higher levels of aggression through an increase of negative emotions such as anger. However, previous research has only investigated these indirect associations for physical aggression, whereas evidence for such indirect effects on other types of aggression (i.e., verbal or indirect aggression) is currently lacking. Moreover, no previous work has investigated the moderating role of Ability Emotional Intelligence (AEI), which may buffer against the effects of anger on aggression. The present study (N = 665) directly addresses these gaps in the literature. The results demonstrate that high neuroticism and low agreeableness were indirectly related to higher levels of physical, verbal, and indirect aggression via increased chronic accessibility to anger. Importantly however, the associations with physical aggression were significantly weaker for those higher (vs. lower) on AEI, confirming the buffering role of AEI. We discuss the implications of our findings for theoretical frameworks aiming to understand and reduce aggression and violent behavior.

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The personality basis of aggression: The mediating role of anger and the moderating role of emotional intelligence

García-Sancho

Dhont

Salguero

2017

Scandinavian J Psychology

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“…Unpleasant affectivity, with its associated cognitive/emotional reactions and the inability to realize, express, and manage such reactions effectively, can be at the base of aggressive manifestations. People can feel overwhelmed when they have to face a challenging situation, and their incapacity to cope with unpleasant emotions, such as rumination or venting, may lead to a display of a broad range of aggressive acts (Anderson & Bushman, 2002;Garc ıa-Sancho, Salguero, & Fern andez-Berrocal, 2015, 2017Lemerise & Arsenio, 2000;Pedersen et al, 2011). In summary, the recognition, understanding, and management of negative affectivity and hostile bias are key points on which interventions should focus to reduce aggressive conducts (Burt, Mikolajewski, & Larson, 2009;Pond et al, 2012).…”

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A Three‐Year Emotional Intelligence Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Aggression: The Mediating Role of Unpleasant Affectivity

Castillo-Gualda

Cabello

Herrero

et al. 2017

J of Research on Adolesc

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Adolescents' aggressive behavior is a growing social problem with important implications for psychosocial adjustment. The teaching of emotional skills has an important impact on reducing aggression in schools. However, little scientific evidence has shown the explanatory mechanism through which this training reduces aggression during adolescence. This article aims to provide evidence for the effectiveness of a 3-year longitudinal intervention among adolescents in nine Spanish schools. A total of 476 adolescents participated. Results showed a reduction in physical and verbal aggression in Time 2 through the reduction in negative affect, anger, and hostile feelings, compared with an active control group. The training seems to be crucial for dealing with the emotional and cognitive components of aggression and, thus, their behavioral manifestations.

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Individual differences in anger and displaced aggression: The role of metacognitive beliefs and anger rumination

Salguero

García-Sancho

Ramos-Cejudo

et al. 2020

Aggressive Behavior

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Metacognitive model is a theoretical approach aimed to explain emotion dysregulation and others emotion‐related issues, such anger, and aggressive behavior. From this model, people having higher maladaptive metacognitive beliefs (e.g., “I can't control my thoughts”) are more likely to activate and maintain anger rumination and, in turn, to experience higher levels of anger and to act aggressively. Preliminary evidence shows the role of metacognitive beliefs on anger rumination and anger levels, whereas no studies have examined its association with aggressive behavior. This study first examined the associations between metacognitive beliefs, anger rumination, anger levels, and the propensity to engage in displaced aggression, and second, the mediation role of anger rumination in the relations among metacognitive beliefs and anger and displaced aggression. Participants were 947 students and non‐students from general population recruited in two different countries (Australia and Spain). Correlational analyses revealed a similar pattern of results in the Australian and Spanish sample, with participants having dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs also showing higher anger rumination, higher levels of anger and a higher tendency to act aggressively. Structural equation analyses revealed the associations of metacognitive beliefs with anger levels and displaced aggression was fully mediated by anger rumination in both samples. These results suggest that metacognitive beliefs should be considered in comprehensive models and in the therapy of anger problems and aggression.

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Angry rumination as a mediator of the relationship between ability emotional intelligence and various types of aggression

Cited by 45 publications

References 37 publications

The personality basis of aggression: The mediating role of anger and the moderating role of emotional intelligence

The personality basis of aggression: The mediating role of anger and the moderating role of emotional intelligence

A Three‐Year Emotional Intelligence Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Aggression: The Mediating Role of Unpleasant Affectivity

Individual differences in anger and displaced aggression: The role of metacognitive beliefs and anger rumination

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