The Relationship Between Negative Life Events and Aggressive/Prosocial Behavior: A Latent Profile Analysis Based on Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction.

Yanli Zhu, Mengzhu Jiang, Fan Feng, Defeng Xia

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Yanli ZhuDepartment of Psychology, School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.

Mengzhu JiangDepartment of Psychology, School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.

Fan FengDepartment of Psychology, School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.

Defeng XiaSchool of Political Science and Public Administration, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.ORCID 0009-0009-1549-3681

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Key Projects of the Education Ministry for National Education Science Program DIA230435Philosophy and Social Science Planning Program of Henan Province 2023BKS029

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This study integrates Self-Determination Theory with an emotion-cognition framework and uses a questionnaire-based design to examine individual differences in behavioral responses. A person-centered latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted among 1596 Chinese participants (gender: 68.9% female; mean age: 18.25 years old) to identify distinct behavioral profiles in the context of negative life events. The results revealed that (1) four distinct profiles emerged among participants: a Self-Focused Group (33.65%), a Stress-Aggression Group (20.11%), an Ambivalent-Aggression Group (21.68%), and a Prosocial Group (24.56%); (2) significant differences were observed among these profiles in terms of empathic responses and psychological need satisfaction. By employing a person-centered analytical approach, this study contributes to a nuanced understanding of behavioral divergence under stress and offers insights for designing subgroup-specific psychological interventions.

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aggressive behaviorcommunal orientationlatent profile analysisnegative life eventsprosocial behavior

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PMID41464065

DOI10.3390/bs15121722

PMCPMC12729358

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