The Correlation Between Emotional Regulation and Aggressive Behavior in Inmates at The Class IIA Correctional Institution Ambarawa

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between emotional regulation and aggressive behavior in inmates at the Class IIA Ambarawa Correctional Institution. This study uses a quantitative research design with a correlational approach. The research population is inmates with homicide cases. While the research sample were 17 male prisoners who were selected using a saturated sampling technique. Based on the results of data analysis, the results of the research hypothesis test showed a correlation coefficient of -0.737 and a significance value of 0.000 (p>0.05). This shows that there is a negative relationship between emotion regulation and aggressive behavior. Thus it can be concluded that the hypothesis in this study is accepted. The results of a simple regression analysis prove that emotional regulation affects aggressive behavior in homicide inmates at the Class IIA Ambarawa prison by 54.3%.