La relación entre la sensibilidad a la provocación y a la frustración y la agresión directa: el papel mediador de las creencias sobre la agresión

• Karolina Konopka ^[1] ; Anna Zajenkowska ^[1] ; Monika Dominiak-Kochanek ^[1]
  1. [1] The Maria Grzegorzewska University (Polonia)
• Localización: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social, ISSN-e 1579-3680, ISSN 0213-4748, Vol. 33, Nº 1, 2018, págs. 94-110
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2017.1385241
• Títulos paralelos:
  • The relation of sensitivity to provocation and frustration to direct aggression: the mediating role of beliefs about aggression
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  • español

    Investigaciones previas sugieren que la sensibilidad a la provocación y a la frustración predicen el comportamiento agresivo de un modo distinto. En el estudio que se describe, se analizaron dos posibles mediadores de los vínculos entre ambas sensibilidades y la agresión autoinformada: las creencias instrumentales y las creencias expresivas sobre la agresión. El estudio se realizó con una muestra de 328 participantes (52% hombres). El modelo de ecuaciones estructurales demostró que la sensibilidad a la provocación está relacionada con ambos tipos de creencias sobre la agresión, mientras que la sensibilidad a la frustración está asociada a las creencias expresivas. No obstante, solo las creencias instrumentales mediaban en la relación entre la sensibilidad a la provocación y la agresión tanto verbal como física. Las variables analizadas predecían el 46% de la varianza en agresión física, y un 11% de la varianza en agresión verbal. Además, los hombres indicaron mayor nivel de agresión física y suscribieron más creencias instrumentales que las mujeres. Para finalizar se discuten las implicaciones para nuestro conocimiento de los mecanismos emocionales y cognitivos implicados en regular la agresión.

  • English

    Previous research has suggested that sensitivity to provocation and frustration differently predict aggressive behaviour. In the study reported in this paper, two potential mediators of the relationships among both sensitivities and self-reported aggression were examined, namely instrumental and expressive beliefs about aggression. A sample of 318 participants (52% men) took part in the study. Structural Equation Modeling demonstrated that sensitivity to provocation was related to both types of beliefs about aggression, whereas sensitivity to frustration was associated with expressive beliefs. However, only instrumental beliefs mediated the relationship between sensitivity to provocation and both physical and verbal aggression. Analysed variables predicted 46% of the variance in physical aggression and 11% of the variance in verbal aggression. Additionally, men reported higher physical aggression and endorsed more instrumental beliefs than women. Implications for understanding emotional and cognitive mechanisms involved in regulation of aggression are discussed.

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