Understanding Romantic Relational Aggression in Emerging Adults Using Latent Profile Analysis of Jealousy and Hostile Attribution Bias.

This study investigated profiles of emerging adults based on their levels of hostile attribution bias (HAB) and multidimensional jealousy—cognitive, emotional, and behavioral—and examined how these profiles relate to romantic relational aggression (RoRAgg). Using latent profile analysis on data from 753 Greek university students, three distinct groups emerged: (1) "jealous and hostile intent attributers" with high jealousy and HAB scores, (2) "low risk" individuals with low scores on both constructs, and (3) "emotionally jealous and moderate hostile intent attributers" with moderate cognitive and behavioral jealousy and HAB but high emotional jealousy. The group with high jealousy and HAB exhibited significantly greater RoRAgg compared to the other profiles. Findings suggest that interventions targeting hostile attributions and jealousy-related cognitive and emotional processes may help reduce relational aggression in emerging adult romantic relationships.