Journal article
Individual differences in anger and displaced aggression: The role of metacognitive beliefs and anger rumination
Aggressive Behaviour, Vol.46(2), pp.162-169
2020
Abstract
Metacognitive model is a theoreticalapproach aimed to explain emotiondysregulation and others emotion-related issues, such anger, and aggressivebehavior. From this model, people having higher maladaptive metacognitivebeliefs (e.g.,"Icanʼt control my thoughts") are more likely to activate andmaintain anger rumination and, in turn,to experience higher levels of anger andtoactaggressively.Preliminaryevidenceshowstheroleofmetacognitivebeliefson anger rumination and anger levels, whereas no studies have examined itsassociation with aggressive behavior. This study first examined the associationsbetween metacognitive beliefs, anger rumination, anger levels, and thepropensity to engage in displaced aggression, and second, the mediation roleof anger rumination in the relations among metacognitive beliefs and anger anddisplaced aggression. Participants were 947 students and non-students fromgeneral population recruited in two different countries (Australia and Spain).Correlational analyses revealed a similar pattern of results in the Australian andSpanish sample, with participants having dysfunctional metacognitive beliefsalso showing higher anger rumination, higher levels of anger and a highertendency to act aggressively. Structural equation analyses revealed theassociations of metacognitive beliefs with anger levels and displaced aggressionwas fully mediated by anger rumination in both samples. These results suggestthat metacognitive beliefs should be considered in comprehensive models and inthe therapy of anger problems and aggression.
Details
- Title
- Individual differences in anger and displaced aggression: The role of metacognitive beliefs and anger rumination
- Authors
- Jose M Salguero (Corresponding Author) - Universidad de MálagaEsperanza Garcia-Sancho (Author) - Universidad Católica de CórdobaJuan Ramos-Cejudo (Author) - Universidad Complutense de MadridLee Kannis-Dymand (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Aggressive Behaviour, Vol.46(2), pp.162-169
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1002/ab.21878
- ISSN
- 0096-140X
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450847902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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