The Dark Triad and aggression among drug abstainers: a moderated mediation model of self-control and physical exercise.

Autor: Chen LS; Department of Psychology, College of Sports Medicine, Wuhan Sports University, City Wuhan, Province Hubei, China.; Guangxi First Compulsory Rehabilitation Center, City Nanning, Province Guangxi, China., Yao Y; Department of Chinese, Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University, City Guilin, Province Guangxi, China., Xiong MS; Department of Psychology, College of Sports Medicine, Wuhan Sports University, City Wuhan, Province Hubei, China. 541292767@qq.com.; Sports Training Monitoring Key Lab of Hubei Province, City Wuhan, Province Hubei, China. 541292767@qq.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC psychiatry [BMC Psychiatry] 2024 Aug 23; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 577. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 23.
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-06016-3
Abstrakt: Background: Drug addiction is a significant public health concern, and aggression is common among people with drug addiction. Despite mounting evidence showing that the Dark Triad is a risk factor for aggression, the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship are less known. This study tested the mediation effect of self-control in the association between the Dark Triad and aggression and whether this mediation was moderated by physical exercise.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in two compulsory drug rehabilitation centers in Nanning, China. A convenience sample of 564 drug abstainers completed a questionnaire to assess their Dark Triad, self-control, aggression, and physical exercise levels. Mediation and moderation analyses were carried out in SPSS macro-PROCESS.
Results: Self-control partially mediated the positive association between the Dark Triad and aggression. Physical exercise moderated the indirect effect of the Dark Triad on aggression via self-control, with the effect decreasing with the increase in physical exercise levels.
Conclusions: This study offers fresh insights into the underlying mediating and moderating mechanisms between the Dark Triad and aggression. The findings provide important practical implications for future intervention and prevention programs to address aggression among drug abstainers, which may be realized through strengthening self-control and physical exercise.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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