@article{ref1,
title="Understanding Impulsive Aggression: Angry Rumination and Reduced Self-Control Capacity Are Mechanisms Underlying the Provocation-Aggression Relationship",
journal="Personality and social psychology bulletin",
year="2011",
author="Denson, Thomas F. and Roberts, Lynette and Hahm, Aryun and Friese, Malte and Pedersen, William C.",
volume="37",
number="6",
pages="850-862",
abstract="Interpersonal provocation is a common and robust antecedent to aggression. Four studies identified angry rumination and reduced self-control as mechanisms underlying the provocation—aggression relationship. Following provocation, participants demonstrated decreased self-control on an unpleasant task relative to a control condition (Study 1). When provoked, rumination reduced self-control and increased aggression. This effect was mediated by reduced self-control capacity (Study 2). State rumination following provocation, but not anger per se, mediated the effect of trait rumination on aggression (Study 3). Bolstering self-regulatory resources by consuming a glucose beverage improved performance on a measure of inhibitory control following rumination (Study 4). These findings suggest that rumination following an anger-inducing provocation reduces self-control and increases aggression. Bolstering self-regulatory resources may reduce this adverse effect.<p />",
language="",
issn="0146-1672",
doi="10.1177/0146167211401420",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167211401420"
}