The Involvement of Father, Emotion Regulation, and Aggressive Behavior on Adolescents

This study aimed to investigate: (1) the effect of father involvement on the adolescents' emotion regulation; (2) the effect of father involvement on the aggressive behavior of adolescents; (3) the effect of emotion regulation on the aggressive behavior of adolescents; and (4) the effect of father involvement on the aggressive behavior mediated by the emotion regulation of adolescents. The sampling technique in this research was purposive sampling, and the total number of samples was 396 adolescents aged 11-14 years. The data were collected using three scales, namely aggressive behavior scale, father involvement scale, and emotion regulation scale. The data analysis technique in this study was path analysis. The results showed that: (1) the father involvement did not significantly influence the adolescents' emotion regulation (2) father involvement had a significant effect on the aggressive behavior of adolescents, and the effect was 18%; (3) emotion regulation significantly influenced the aggressive behavior of adolescents, and the effect was 37.1%; and (4) the involvement of father had no effect on the aggressive behavior of adolescents mediated by emotion regulation.