On Relations between Neuroticism and Anger-Hostility Action among Vocational Students:the Mediating Effect of Trait Anger
Abstract: T he purpose of this investigation is to examine the mediating effects of trait anger on relations between neuroticism and aggressive emotion‐cognition (e .g .,anger ,hostility) among vocational students . Analysis has been conducted on a sample of 658 vocational students (male=329) by neuroticism ,aggres‐sive emotion‐cognition and trait anger scales .The results show that a significant positive correlations a‐mong those variables ;A gender difference exist in anger and temperament anger but not reactive anger ;And the temperament anger could mediate on relations between neuroticism and anger but reactive anger could mediate on relations between neuroticism and hostility .It indicated that a mediating variable of trait anger might be on the relationship between neuroticism and aggressive emotion‐cognition .