Emotional, Cognitive and Self-Enhancement Processes in Aggressive Behavior After Interpersonal Rejection and Exclusion

Abstract: The relationship between exclusion or rejection and aggression is already well documented, but there is still a debate about the mechanisms that underlie this effect. In two studies we focused on the propensity to react aggressively (readiness for aggression) on the bases of emotional, cognitive or self-enhancement (personality-immanent) processes. In both studies we first measured readiness for aggression and then ego-depleted participants. Next, in Study 1 we excluded participants (n = 96) using an online ball throwing game and measured displaced aggressive behavior - intensity and duration of an unpleasant noise administrated to a stranger. In Study 2 participants (n = 140) were rejected by a peer on the basis of an interview that they gave and then could retaliate by reducing peer's chance for getting a job. The results show that exclusion effect on displaced aggression was moderated by cognitive readiness for aggression, while rejection effect on retaliatory aggression was sha.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/934

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: Emotional, Cognitive and Self-Enhancement Processes in Aggressive Behavior After Interpersonal Rejection and Exclusion ; volume:11 ; number:4 ; day:27 ; month:11 ; year:2015 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 11, Heft 4 (27.11.2015)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Joanna Rajchert

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v11i4.934
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417300541967730
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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