How self-control influences Thai women’s aggression: The moderating role of moral disengagement

Abstract

This research explores the aggression in Thai women as an attempt to investigate the way self-control influences aggression and how moral disengagement moderates the influence of self-control on aggression; and the types of aggression (reactive and proactive aggression) they display. A sample of 924 Thai females aged 18 years and above were asked to complete self-report questionnaires: the Self-Control Scale, the
Moral Disengagement Scale, and the Reactive-Proactive Questionnaire. Structural equation modeling analysis reveals that self-control affects aggression, β = -.535, p < .001, and moral disengagement moderates the relationship between self-control and aggression, β = -.593, p < .001. Moreover, it is found that age difference affects aggression, that is, Thai women aged between 18 and 25 years exhibit higher reactive
aggression than other age groups.