The present study examined the relationships between masculine gender role conflict (GRC) and affect regulation in men's aggressive behavior. Ninety-two undergraduate men participated in a competitive reaction time task whereby they were given a choice to administer shocks to an ostensible opponent following a win-lose trial sequence. GRC was measured with the Gender Role Conflict Scale, and labile negative affect was measured by bidirectional change scores on the Negative Affect subscale of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. The results of the current study reveal that labile negative affect has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between GRC and aggression in men, in that GRC predicts aggressive behavior only at high levels of negative affect change. Effects of negative affect-regulation and GRC on initiation and maintenance of aggressive behavior are discussed in the context of gender role socialization in men and treatment outcome.
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