The Mediating Role of Emotional Processing in the Relationship between Communication Skills and Aggression of Adolescents in Babol City

Abstract

Introduction and Aim: Aggression in adolescents is a common phenomenon, and the present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of emotional processing in the relationship between communication skills and aggression of adolescents in Babol city.

Methodology: The present study was applied in terms of purpose and cross-sectional from correlation type in terms of implementation method. The population of this research was all second high school female students in Babol city in the 2024-5 academic years, which from them 351 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The research tools included the Communication Skills Questionnaire (Burton, 1990), Emotional Processing Scale (Baker et al., 2010), and Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992). The data of this study were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficients and structural equation modeling in SPSS-27 and AMOS-24 software.

Findings: The results of this study showed that the model of mediating role of emotional processing in the relationship between communication skills and aggression of adolescents in Babol city had a good fit. In Addition, the direct effect of communication skills score on emotional processing and aggression scores of adolescents was negative and significant, and the direct effect of emotional processing score on their aggression score was positive and significant (P<0.001). Also, the indirect effect of communication skills with the mediating role of emotional processing on aggression of adolescents was negative and significant (P<0.001).

Conclusion: According to the results of this research, to reduce aggression of adolescent can be used educational workshops to provide the basis for increasing communication skills and reducing poor emotional processing.