This study investigated the associations of narrative processing while recounting a past victimization experience with different forms (i.e., physical and relational) and functions (i.e., reactive vs proactive) of aggressive behavior. Moderating effects of respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity and gender were explored. Two hundred college students participated in a semi-structured laboratory interview about a past victimization event, during which their respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and narrative processing (i.e., perpetrator hostility evaluation, narrative coherence, and positive resolution) were assessed. Participants reported their tendency to engage in aggressive behaviors. Findings indicated that low narrative coherence and high perpetrator hostility evaluation, respectively, in combination with RSA activation, were associated with reactive physical aggression in men but not in women. Perpetrator hostility evaluation was also associated with reactive relational aggression for both men and women. Findings shed critical light on the joint influences of narrative processing, physiological reactivity, and gender in subtypes of aggressive behavior.

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叙事处理以及攻击行为的形式和功能


本研究调查了叙事处理的关联，同时讲述了过去的受害经历与攻击性行为的不同形式（即身体和关系）和功能（即反应性与主动性）。探讨了呼吸窦性心律失常、反应性和性别的调节作用。200 名大学生参加了关于过去受害事件的半结构化实验室访谈，在此期间，他们的呼吸窦性心律失常 （RSA） 和叙事处理（即肇事者敌意评估、叙事连贯性和积极解决）被评估。参与者报告了他们从事攻击性行为的倾向。研究结果表明，低叙事连贯性和高肇事者敌意评估分别与 RSA 激活相结合，与男性的反应性身体攻击相关，但与女性无关。肇事者敌意评估也与男性和女性的反应性关系攻击有关。研究结果为叙事处理、生理反应和性别对攻击性行为亚型的共同影响提供了关键启示。