TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Anger rumination partly accounts for the association between trait self-control and aggression
JO  - Journal of research in personality
A1  - Li, Jian-Bin
A1  - Dou, Kai
A1  - Situ, Qiao-Min
A1  - Salcuni, Silvia
A1  - Wang, Yu-Jie
A1  - Friese, Malte
SP  - 207
EP  - 223
VL  - 81
IS  - 
N2  - Higher trait self-control is related to less aggression, but the psychological processes underlying this association are largely unknown. This research tested the hypothesis that reduced anger rumination in high self-control individuals may partly account for this association. In seven cross-sectional, longitudinal and daily diary studies (total N = 2689) people high in trait self-control reported less aggression of different types and this relation was partially mediated by less rumination about anger-evoking events. An internal meta-analysis estimated this indirect effect to be of medium size. These findings suggest that a lower propensity to engage in anger rumination may be a crucial working process partly explaining how high trait self-control translates into less aggression. Overcoming anger rumination is a promising avenue to reduce aggression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0092-6566
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2019.06.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -