Table 7.
Bivariate correlations between aggression and discriminant validity measure in Study 2 split by condition.
| Positive feedback | Negative feedback | |||||
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| Scale | ABC | ABO | Z score difference | ABC | ABO | Z score difference |
| ABC | -- | -- | ||||
| ABO | .52** | -- | .72** | -- | ||
| Mere inaction | −.34** | −.29** | −0.56 | −.35** | −.28** | −1.03 |
| BPAQ Anger | .04 | .04 | < .01 | .18 | .13 | 0.70 |
| BPAQ Hostility | .08 | .09 | −0.11 | .10 | .08 | 0.28 |
| BPAQ Physical aggression | .26** | .07 | 2.04* | .38** | .28** | 1.49 |
| BPAQ Verbal aggression | .04 | .04 | < .01 | .24* | .05 | 2.68* |
| IPIP-NEO Agreeableness | −.27** | −.18 | −0.98 | −.22* | −.27** | 0.72 |
| IPIP-NEO Conscientiousness | .13 | .01 | 1.27 | .09 | .08 | 0.14 |
| IPIP-NEO Extraversion | .12 | −.01 | 1.37 | .23* | .26** | −0.43 |
| IPIP-NEO Neuroticism | −.23* | −.22* | −0.11 | −.09 | −.06 | −0.42 |
| IPIP-NEO Openness | −.08 | −.08 | < .01 | −.12 | −.12 | < .01 |
Note: BPAQ = Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, IPIP-NEO = International Personality Item Pool-NEO
*
p < .05
**
p < .01; Negative feedback N = 109, Positive feedback N = 111.