Abstract

Binary or dichotomous thinking may lead to aggression throughout people’s lifespan; additionally, relationships are likely to be affected by types of aggression (i.e. physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility) as well as gender and age. Using large-scale data (N = 2,315), the current study tested if age or gender moderated dichotomous thinking’s correlation with four different types of aggression. Participants (Mage = 36.1, SD = 16.2, range = 18–69) completed the Dichotomous Thinking Inventory and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Dichotomous thinking differentially affected aggression depending on participants’ age: dichotomous thinking and aggression were more strongly correlated in younger participants. Individuals’ tendency to think dichotomously appeared relatively stable; however, age appeared to moderate dichotomous thinking’s effects.

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Title
Younger people, and stronger effects of all-or-nothing thoughts on aggression: Moderating effects of age on the relationships between dichotomous thinking and aggression
Author
Oshio, Atsushi 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mieda, Takahiro 2 ; Kanako Taku 3 

 Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Waseda University, 1-24-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8644, Japan 
 Graduate School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan 
 Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA 
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Dec 2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23311908
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1862754897
Copyright
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