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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Authors: Etchezahar, Edgardo Daniel, Simkin, Hugo Andrés, Gómez Yepes, Talía, Martínez Líbano, Jonathan
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Publication Date:2026
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.113921
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Keyword:Impulsivity
Hostile online behavior
Digital hating
Emotional intelligence
Individual differences
Psicología
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spelling Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligenceEtchezahar, Edgardo DanielSimkin, Hugo AndrésGómez Yepes, TalíaMartínez Líbano, JonathanImpulsivityHostile online behaviorDigital hatingEmotional intelligenceIndividual differencesPsicologíaHostile 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 aggressionElsevierDepartamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la EducaciónFacultad de Psicología20262026-06-01research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10486/774440https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.113921reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:biblosearchi::b7fb8222f8b0625be0650528e73f8b202026-06-23T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
title Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
spellingShingle Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
Etchezahar, Edgardo Daniel
Impulsivity
Hostile online behavior
Digital hating
Emotional intelligence
Individual differences
Psicología
title_short Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
title_full Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
title_fullStr Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
title_full_unstemmed Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
title_sort Impulsivity as a core predictor of digital hating: Limited incremental effects of perceived emotional intelligence
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Etchezahar, Edgardo Daniel
Simkin, Hugo Andrés
Gómez Yepes, Talía
Martínez Líbano, Jonathan
author Etchezahar, Edgardo Daniel
author_facet Etchezahar, Edgardo Daniel
Simkin, Hugo Andrés
Gómez Yepes, Talía
Martínez Líbano, Jonathan
author_role author
author2 Simkin, Hugo Andrés
Gómez Yepes, Talía
Martínez Líbano, Jonathan
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación
Facultad de Psicología
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Impulsivity
Hostile online behavior
Digital hating
Emotional intelligence
Individual differences
Psicología
topic Impulsivity
Hostile online behavior
Digital hating
Emotional intelligence
Individual differences
Psicología
description 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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