APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

“Explode In Silence”: Weiqu Predicts Greater Passive Aggressive Tendencies

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Emotion & Motivation: What Drives the Self

  • Zhaoliang Yu
    Fuzhou University
  • Lei Yang
    Yunnan Minzu University

Abstract

In the present research (eight empirical studies, total N = 1,594), we found weiqu, a unique negative Chinese emotion, predicted greater passive aggressive tendencies. The effect was mediated by reduced perceived relational power and moderated by attribution style.

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