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Yanli Zhu1, Mengzhu Jiang1, Fan Feng1
1Department of Psychology, School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 30, 2025
Summary
This study identified four distinct behavioral profiles in response to negative life events, revealing differences in empathy and psychological needs. Understanding these profiles aids in developing targeted psychological interventions for stress.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Negative life events can trigger diverse behavioral responses.
- Understanding individual differences in these responses is crucial for psychological well-being.
- Integrating Self-Determination Theory with emotion-cognition offers a novel framework.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify distinct behavioral profiles in response to negative life events using a person-centered approach.
- To examine differences in empathic responses and psychological need satisfaction across these profiles.
- To explore the utility of Self-Determination Theory and emotion-cognition in understanding stress responses.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire-based design was employed.
- Latent profile analysis (LPA), a person-centered approach, was conducted on 1596 Chinese participants.
- Data were analyzed to identify distinct behavioral clusters.
Main Results:
- Four distinct behavioral profiles emerged: Self-Focused (33.65%), Stress-Aggression (20.11%), Ambivalent-Aggression (21.68%), and Prosocial (24.56%).
- Significant differences were found among profiles regarding empathic responses.
- Psychological need satisfaction varied significantly across the identified behavioral profiles.
Conclusions:
- A person-centered approach reveals significant heterogeneity in behavioral responses to stress.
- The identified profiles offer a nuanced understanding of individual differences in coping with negative life events.
- Findings support the development of subgroup-specific psychological interventions tailored to distinct stress-response profiles.
Keywords:
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