TABLE VI.

Multilevel Regression Predicting Verbal Aggression by Impulsivity, Hostile Attributional Bias (HAB), and Negative Emotional Responding

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5
Fixed effecta
Intercept	.00	− .15**	− .12**	− .12**	− .12**
Male		.37**	.30**	.31**	.31**
Age		− .01**	− .01*	− .01*	− .01**
SES		− .05**	− .02	− .02	− .02
HAB			.10**	.13**	.13**
Anger			.17**	.15**	.15**
Embarrassment/upset			− .19**	− .21**	− .21**
Impulsivity			.23**	.24**	.24**
Male × HAB				− .07	− .07
Male × Anger				.06	.06
Male × Embarrassment/upset				.06	.06
Male × Impulsivity				− .02	− .03
Impulsivity × HAB					.02
Impulsivity × Anger					− .01
Impulsivity × Embarrassment/upset					− .01
Random effect
Residual (level 1)	.68**	.67**	.63**	.63**	.63**
Intercept (level 2)	.32**	.30**	.23**	.23**	.23**
ICC	.68
Model fit
−2LL	7,689.29	7,587.07	7,306.06	7,299.77	7,298.17
Comparison modelb		1	2	3	4
Δ−2LL		102.22**	281.01**	6.29	1.60
Δdf		3	4	4	3
Variance explained
Level 1		1%	7%	8%	8%

Note:

^*P < .01;

^**P < .001.

^aAll variables included in the model are level-1 variables.

^bLog-likelihood statistics (i.e., −2LL) were compared between the present model and the comparison model.