A chain mediating model of emotion dysregulation and trait anger in the relationship between childhood abuse and aggressive behavior within the undergraduate students
10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20210127-00058
- VernacularTitle:大学生情绪失调和特质愤怒在童年期虐待与攻击行为间的链式中介作用
- Author:
Cheng CHEN
1
;
Fangfang CHEN
;
Lianzi WANG
;
Mingfei WU
;
Zhongming YANG
;
Fengqiong YU
Author Information
1. 安徽师范大学心理健康教育中心，芜湖 241002
- Keywords:
Childhood trauma;
Aggressive behavior;
Emotion dysregulation;
Trait anger
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2021;30(7):621-626
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the chain mediating effect of emotion dysregulation and trait anger between childhood trauma and aggressive behavior in adolescents.Methods:A sample of 1 333 undergraduates were recruited to complete the questionnaires about childhood trauma, aggressive behavior, emotion dysregulation, trait anger.The SPSS 23. 0 and Mplus 8.3 software were used to analysis data and test intermediate effect.Results:The scores of childhood trauma, aggressive behavior, difficulties in emotion regulation and trait anger were (33.624±8.211), (53.995±12.307), (91.781±17.518), (23.352±5.477), respectively. Correlation analysis showed that childhood trauma, aggressive behavior, emotion dysregulation and trait anger were positively correlated with each other( r=0.209-0.614; all P<0.01). Mediation modeling analysis showed that childhood trauma had a significant direct effect on aggressive behavior. The direct effect value was 0.121, accounting for 35.8% of the total effect. The total indirect effect of childhood trauma on aggressive behavior was 0.217, accounting for 64.2% of the total effect. The mediating effect of emotion dysregulation as mediator between childhood trauma and aggressive behavior was 0.035, accounting for 10.4% of the total effect. The mediating effect of trait anger as mediator between childhood trauma and aggressive behavior was 0.108, accounting for 31.9% of the total effect. The chain mediating effect of emotion dysregulation and trait anger was 0.074, accounting for 21.9% of the total effect. Conclusion:Emotion dysregulation and trait anger exert a multiple mediating effect on the relationship between childhood trauma and aggressive behavior.
