Distinct psychological mechanisms for explicit and implicit aggression: evidence from the narcissism and sense of power
These findings offer valuable insights into the distinct psychological mechanisms underlying the explicit and implicit aggression, as suggested that their predictors were distinct. Covert narcissism may interact with other factors (e.g., sensitivity and hostility) to activate sense of power, thereby eliciting explicit aggression. Whereas individuals with higher overt and covert narcissism showed stronger implicit aggression.
Authors
- Yu Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5521-1475)
- Kaihua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1613-3401)
- Qi Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1072-120X)
- Jiantao Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0777-0043)
- Z. X. Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5310-9688)
- Qian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9205-1881)
Institutions
- Qilu University of Technology (CN)
- Shandong Normal University (CN)
- Shandong Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Shandong Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1519718
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province