The impact of self-control on aggressive behavior: the chained mediating role of hostile attribution bias and positive/negative implicit affect.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the direct impact of self-control on aggressive behavior and the mediating roles of hostile attribution bias and both positive and negative implicit affect.

Methods

A questionnaire survey was conducted among 545 vocational students at a vocational school in Henan Province, utilizing the Self-Control Scale, Hostile Attribution Bias Questionnaire, Implicit Positive-Negative Affect Test, and Aggressiveness Behavior Scale as measurement tools. Data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and PROCESS 4.1.

Results

The findings revealed that selfcontrol negatively correlated with aggressive behavior, negative implicit affect, and hostile attribution bias, but showed a positive correlation with positive implicit affect. A significant chained mediating effe

SUBMITTER: Ma Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12568584 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature