%0 Journal Article
%T Aggressiveness, inhibitory control, and emotional states: A provocation paradigm.
%A Sebalo I
%A Bozzay M
%A Verona E
%A Chu S
%A Ireland JL
%J Aggress Behav
%V 50
%N 4
%D 2024 Jun
%M 39004814
%F 3.047
%R 10.1002/ab.22165
%X The current study examines the effects of trait aggressiveness, inhibitory control and emotional states on aggressive behavior in a laboratory paradigm. One hundred and fifty-one adult participants took part (73 men, 71 women, and 7 nondisclosed). Event Related Potentials (ERPs) during a Go/No-Go task were utilized to capture the extent of inhibitory processing, with a laboratory provocation paradigm used to assess aggression. Contrary to the expectations, negative affective responses to provocation were negatively associated only with short-lived aggression and only among those with high past aggressiveness. Furthermore, past aggressiveness was related to a continuous increase in laboratory aggressive behavior regardless of the level of inhibitory control (P3 difference amplitude). However, feeling hostile was associated with short-lived aggressive behavior, only in those with lower levels of inhibitory control. These findings demonstrate the effect of distinct mechanisms on different patterns of aggressive behavior.