Positivity Ratio Links Self-control Skills to Physical Aggression and Happiness in Young Palestinians Living in Gaza

被引：7

作者：

Rosenbaum, Michael ^{[1
]}

Ronen, Tammie ^{[2
,3
]}

Abuelaish, Izzeldin ^{[4
]}

Orkibi, Hod ^{[5
]}

Hamama, Liat ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Psychol, Psychol, Tel Aviv, Israel

[2] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Social Work, Gershon Gordon Fac Social Sci, Tel Aviv, Israel

[3] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Social Work, Renata Adler Mem Res Ctr, Tel Aviv, Israel

[4] Univ Toronto, Dala Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Global Hlth Div, Toronto, ON, Canada

[5] Univ Haifa, Sch Creat Arts Therapies, 199 Aba Khoushy Av, IL-3498838 Haifa, Israel

[6] Tel Aviv Univ, Bob Shapell Sch Social Work, Tel Aviv, Israel

来源：

YOUNG | 2018年 / 26卷 / 04期

关键词：

Self-control skills; positivity ratio; happiness; aggression; adolescents; CHILD AGGRESSION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADOLESCENTS; GENDER; BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; AGE; RESOURCEFULNESS; MECHANISMS; THINKING;

D O I：

10.1177/1103308817743371

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

The study examined a potential underlying mechanism through which self-control skills (SCSs) may predict more happiness on the one hand and less hostility, anger and peer aggression on the other hand in an understudied sample of 744 Palestinian youngsters (Grades 8-12) from the Gaza Strip, a military conflict area. The hypothesized model was confirmed: self-reported SCS linked with happiness through positivity ratio as a mediator; SCS linked with physical aggression through the association of positivity ratio with hostility, and anger; and anger mediated the link between hostility and physical aggression. Additional analyses showed that girls scored higher than boys in SCS and boys scored higher than girls on positivity ratio, happiness, hostility, anger, and physical aggression. The study highlights the importance of imparting SCS to increase positivity ratio, so that, despite exposure to extreme adversity, youngsters in Gaza and elsewhere may experience not only less aggression but also more happiness.

引用

页码：78S / 95S

页数：18