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Purpose in life and academic performance: Grit mediation among Chinese college students 生活目标与学习成绩:中国大学生的勇气中介作用

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2175970

Yungui Guo, Shiyu Luo, Yueling Tan

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Trait anger and aggression among male violent offenders: The mediating effect of sadistic impulse and the moderating effect of emotion regulation 男性暴力犯罪者的特质愤怒和攻击：虐待狂冲动的中介作用和情绪调节的调节作用

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2182968

Qinhong Xie, Bingtao Zhou, Taiyong Bi, Bo Yang, Hui Kou

{"title":"Trait anger and aggression among male violent offenders: The mediating effect of sadistic impulse and the moderating effect of emotion regulation","authors":"Qinhong Xie, Bingtao Zhou, Taiyong Bi, Bo Yang, Hui Kou","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2182968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2182968","url":null,"abstract":"We investigated the mediating role of sadistic impulse and the moderating role of emotion regulation strategy in the relationship between trait anger and aggressive behaviour in violent offenders. A total of 492 male violent offenders (mean age = 34.06 years, SD = 6.67 years) completed the Trait Anger Scale, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Short Sadistic Impulse Scale, and Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scale. We tested a moderated mediation model by multiple linear regression analysis (Bootstrap n = 5 000). The results showed that sadistic impulse mediated the relationship between trait anger and aggressive behaviour in violent offenders. Higher level of sadistic impulse was associated with a higher likelihood of aggressive behaviour. Emotion regulation strategy moderated the relationship between trait anger and aggressive behaviour. Specifically, those with lower emotional regulation were more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviour compared to those with higher emotional regulation. The mediated moderation model applied to both impulsive and premeditated aggression. In the low emotion regulation group, the mediating effects of trait anger on impulsive and premeditated aggression were significant. In the high emotion regulation group, the mediating effects of trait anger on impulsive and premeditated aggression were lower, but still significant. Our findings are consistent with the emotion regulation theory of aggression stating that people with sadism may assault others to improve their mood.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"10 - 16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46715614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Proactive personality and academic procrastination in graduate students: Their chain-mediation by research self-efficacy and learning adaptability 研究生主动性人格与学业拖延：研究自我效能感与学习适应性的连锁中介

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2175991

Hang Zhang, Zhaoyang Xin, Qinglin Wang, Qianfeng Li, Jing Du, Minghui Wang

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Relational importance in early and middle adulthood age groups in South Africa 南非成年早期和中期人群的关系重要性

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2182965

V. Koen, Shingairai Chigeza, M. Wissing

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Who does better on life satisfaction and meaning in life? A Mixed-methods exploration of demographic characteristics and well-being in Ghana 谁的生活满意度和生活意义更高?加纳人口特征和福祉的混合方法探索

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2175961

A. Fadiji, Shingairai Chigeza, Bontle Kgopa

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2175953

L. O. Amazue, Ugochi P. Brown, L. Awo

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Subjective socioeconomic status and envy in Chinese collectivist culture: The role of sense of control 中国集体主义文化中的主观社会经济地位与嫉妒:控制感的作用

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2175986

Menghao Ren, Shengqi Zou, Jin Wang, Ruixue Zhang, Daoqun Ding

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Multi-generational workforce job retention: Coping strategy influences among South African engineers 多代劳动力工作保留:应对策略对南非工程师的影响

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2175987

Samantha Samuel, Nadia Ferreira

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Job complexity moderates the relationship between proactive personality and job crafting 工作复杂性调节主动性人格与工作塑造的关系

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2022-11-28 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2022.2121465

Yunsheng Ruan, Yungui Guo

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Loneliness and mobile phone addiction in Chinese college students: a moderated mediation model 中国大学生的孤独感与手机成瘾：一个适度中介模型

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2022-11-28 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2022.2121474

Bin Zhang, Hanyu Liang, Yan-hong Luo, Yujiao Peng, Zhiyan Qiu, Huili Mao, Mengqi Yuan, Sicheng Xiong

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