Wenyuan Wang1,#, Shuili Luo1,#, Everett L. Worthington Jr2, Haijiang Li1,3,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.4, pp. 539-550, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.025634
Abstract Previous studies have found that self-control training was effective in improving an individual’s self-control, which plays an important role in inhibiting negative emotions. However, it is unclear whether self-control training can facilitate refraining from retaliation. This study randomly assigned participants (N = 55) to a training condition (building self-control by avoiding sweets) or a control condition. Before and after training, participants completed the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory-18 (TRIM-18) and a modified Taylor aggression task once each. Participants in the training condition inflicted more low-intensity penalties on the previous offender compared to control participants. Participants in the training condition reported lower revenge scores… More >
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