Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
Hostile online behavior is increasingly prevalent in digital interactions, yet the dispositional factors underlying conduct remain incompletely understood. Drawing on trait-based models of impulsivity and emotion-related individual differences, the study examined whether impulsivity functions as a v...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:biblosearchi::b7fb8222f8b0625be0650528e73f8b20 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10486/774440 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.113921 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Impulsivity Hostile online behavior Digital hating Emotional intelligence Individual differences Psicología |
| Sumario: | Hostile online behavior is increasingly prevalent in digital interactions, yet the dispositional factors underlying conduct remain incompletely understood. Drawing on trait-based models of impulsivity and emotion-related individual differences, the study examined whether impulsivity functions as a vulnerability factor for hostile online behavior, operationalized as digital hating, and whether perceived emotional intelligence provides value. Participants were drawn from a sample of adults (N = 891; age range = 18–75 years, M = 38.04, SD = 13.16) who completed measures of impulsivity, perceived emotional intelligence, and online transgressive behaviors, including digital hating, cyberstalking, and problematic sexting. Impulsivity was positively associated with digital hating and online behaviors. In contrast, perceived emotional intelligence showed limited predictive value beyond impulsivity. Moderation analyses did not provide evidence that age or gender moderated the association between impulsivity and digital hating, although the association was stronger among women than among men. The findings position impulsivity as a central dispositional predictor of hostile online behavior and suggest that perceived emotional competencies showed limited incremental explanatory value in digitally mediated contexts. These results extend trait-based accounts of aggression to online environments and underscore the relevance of dispositional self-regulation processes in models of personality and aggression |
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