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The Korean Journal of Health Psychology

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  • E-ISSN2713-9581
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The moderating effect of perceived emotional competence and anger control on the relation between inferiority feelings and aggression in adolescents

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2010, v.15 no.4, pp.725-746
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2010.15.4.010

Abstract

The purpose of present study is to examine the moderating effect of perceived emotional competence and anger control on the relation between inferiority feelings and aggression in adolescents. The participants were 309 high school students (136 males, 173 females). They were administered the Inferiority Scale (Kim, 1996), the Korean Version of Aggression Questionnaire (AQ-K; Seo & Kwon, 2002), the Korean Version of Trait Meta-Mood Scale (K-TMMS; Lee & Lee, 1997), and the Korean Version of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory(STAXI-K; Chon, Hahn, Lee, & Spielberger, 1997). Hierarchial regression analysis was used to analyze the three-way interaction effect of inferiority feelings, anger control, and perceived emotional competence on aggression. The results showed significant three-way interaction effects of inferiority feelings, anger control, and perceived emotional competence on aggression. In the group with high inferiority feelings, anger control lowered aggression regardless of perceived emotional competence. On the contrary, in the group with low inferiority feelings, the attempts to control anger without perceived emotional competence increased aggression. Based on these results, it was suggested that psychological programs dealing with inferiority feelings and aggression in adolescents should include methods to enhance perceived emotional competence along with effective anger management skills.

keywords
inferiority feelings, aggression, anger control, perceived emotional competence, 열등감, 공격성, 분노 통제, 지각된 정서적 유능성

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