Traditional Masculinity and Aggression in Adolescence: Its Relationship with Emotional Processes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Research Procedure
2.3. Measures
2.4. Statistical Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics, and Correlational Analyses
3.2. Structural Equation Model
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reactive Aggression (T2) | - | ||||||
Proactive Aggression (T2) | 0.63 ** | - | |||||
Emotion Regulation (T1) | −0.19 ** | −0.03 | - | ||||
Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy (anger, T1) | −0.22 ** | −0.01 | 0.62 ** | - | |||
Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy (distress, T1) | −0.11 * | 0.04 | 0.50 ** | 0.58 ** | - | ||
Masculinity (T1) | 0.15 ** | 0.15 ** | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.08 | - | |
Femininity (T1) | −0.19 ** | −0.16 ** | 0.01 | 0.10 * | −0.02 | 0.14 ** | - |
Mean | 1.64 | 1.29 | 3.47 | 3.01 | 3.33 | 3.98 | 4.82 |
SD | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 1.01 | 0.88 |
Gender | |||||||
Boys | 1.65 | 1.34 | 3.59 | 3.17 | 3.47 | 4.11 | 4.67 |
Girls | 1.63 | 1.24 | 3.33 | 2.83 | 3.18 | 3.84 | 4.99 |
Variables | β | p |
---|---|---|
Masculinity → Emotional Self-Efficacy → Emotion Regulation → Reactive Aggression | −0.002 | 0.89 |
Femininity → Emotional Self-Efficacy → Emotion Regulation → Reactive Aggression | −0.04 | 0.02 |
Masculinity → Emotional Self-Efficacy → Emotion Regulation → Proactive Aggression | 0.000 | 0.93 |
Femininity → Emotional Self-Efficacy → Emotion Regulation → Proactive Aggression | −0.01 | 0.37 |
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Malonda-Vidal, E.; Samper-García, P.; Llorca-Mestre, A.; Muñoz-Navarro, R.; Mestre-Escrivá, V. Traditional Masculinity and Aggression in Adolescence: Its Relationship with Emotional Processes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9802. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18189802
Malonda-Vidal E, Samper-García P, Llorca-Mestre A, Muñoz-Navarro R, Mestre-Escrivá V. Traditional Masculinity and Aggression in Adolescence: Its Relationship with Emotional Processes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9802. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18189802
Chicago/Turabian StyleMalonda-Vidal, Elisabeth, Paula Samper-García, Anna Llorca-Mestre, Roger Muñoz-Navarro, and Vicenta Mestre-Escrivá. 2021. "Traditional Masculinity and Aggression in Adolescence: Its Relationship with Emotional Processes" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9802. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18189802