Mediation of emotional regulation in the association between aggressive behavior and non-suicide self-injured in rural middle school students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.07.006
- VernacularTitle:情绪管理在农村中学生攻击行为与自伤行为间的中介作用
- Author:
ZHANG Man, CHEN Yanru, GUO Hongda, MA Ying, TANG Jie
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou(511436), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Emotions;
Aggression;
Dangerous behavior;
Self-injurious behavior;
Students;
Rural population
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(7):980-983
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore mediation of emotional regulation in the association between aggression behavior and non-suicide self-injury among rural middle school students.
Methods:A multi-stage stratified random cluster sample of 14 291 middle school students from 15 cities in five provinces of China (Anhui, Yunnan, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Hubei). A structured questionnaire was used to assess non-suicide self-injury, emotional regulation and aggressive.
Results:During the past year, about 28.51% of participates reported self-injury, with 13.39% of them had 5 times or more. The five dimensions of aggressive behavior were positively correlated with non-suicide self-injury(P<0.01), emotional regulation was negatively correlated with non-suicide self-injury(P<0.01). The mediating effect of emotional regulation between aggression (physical aggression, verbal aggression, indirect aggression, anger and hostility) and non-suicide self-injury was found significant, the ratio of whose were 25.93%, 22.73%, 19.61%, 27.55% and 18.80%, respectively.
Conclusion:Emotional regulation plays a mediating role in adolescent self-injury and aggression, indicating self-injury and aggression could be prevented by enhancing emotional regulation among adolescents.
