Elena Gaviria
Biographic Data
| ID | 5450085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Gaviria |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Gaviria |
| SIGNATURE | GAVIRIA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7321-3400 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Association of Zero-Sum Reasoning and Deservingness With the Understanding of Envy and Schadenfreude in Childhood
To examine whether zero-sum reasoning is related to children’s envy- schadenfreude responses, we asked participants ( N = 178, aged five to 11 years, 90 girls) about the characters’ emotions in four stories depicting situations of upward social comparison—envy. When the envied person loses the advantage (in one condition it is deserved, in the other it is not) the envious person either gains it—in the “You lose, I win” condition—or does not gain …
The humiliation of the abused woman
We used the theoretical perspective of humiliation to study the cognitive-emotional and behavioural responses of 242 women regarding episodes of sexist psychological abuse they experienced in relationships. First, we measured the degree of abuse experienced. This was followed by the two key cognitive assessments that underlie humiliation (internalization of self-devaluation and injustice), emotion (humiliation, shame, guilt and anger) and partici…
The Role of Witnesses in Humiliation
We examined the role that witnesses play in triggering humiliation. We hypothesized that witnesses trigger humiliation because they intensify the two core appraisals underlying humiliation: unfairness and internalization of a devaluation of the self. However, we further propose that witnesses are not a defining characteristic of humiliating situations. Results of a preliminary study using an event-recall method confirmed that witnesses were as ch…
The protective effect of agency on victims of humiliation
Humiliation is a strong negative emotion that arises when a person is forced to internalize an unjust devaluation of the self. Based on theory positing agency as a key factor for self-esteem, we conducted three experiments to investigate whether enhancing the agentic capacity of people facing humiliating situations down-regulated the intensity of the negative emotional experience they felt. More precisely, we tested whether agency, understood as …
Understanding the role of the perpetrator in triggering humiliation
Indirect majority and minority influence
In a 2 × 2 design, 85 subjects were asked to estimate the size of angles (direct influence) that were either 90 or 85°, after being confronted with incorrect judgements of a majority (88 per cent) or a minority (12 per cent) of people estimating the angles at 50°. Additionally, pre‐ and post‐test measures were used to establish indirect influence on subjects' judgements pertaining to acute angles (i.e. on the estimation of the length of lines con…
Indirect majority and minority influence
In a 2 × 2 design, 85 subjects were asked to estimate the size of angles (direct influence) that were either 90 or 85°, after being confronted with incorrect judgements of a majority (88 per cent) or a minority (12 per cent) of people estimating the angles at 50°. Additionally, pre‐ and post‐test measures were used to establish indirect influence on subjects' judgements pertaining to acute angles (i.e. on the estimation of the length of lines con…
Understanding the role of the perpetrator in triggering humiliation
The protective effect of agency on victims of humiliation
Humiliation is a strong negative emotion that arises when a person is forced to internalize an unjust devaluation of the self. Based on theory positing agency as a key factor for self-esteem, we conducted three experiments to investigate whether enhancing the agentic capacity of people facing humiliating situations down-regulated the intensity of the negative emotional experience they felt. More precisely, we tested whether agency, understood as …
Indirect majority and minority influence
In a 2 × 2 design, 85 subjects were asked to estimate the size of angles (direct influence) that were either 90 or 85°, after being confronted with incorrect judgements of a majority (88 per cent) or a minority (12 per cent) of people estimating the angles at 50°. Additionally, pre‐ and post‐test measures were used to establish indirect influence on subjects' judgements pertaining to acute angles (i.e. on the estimation of the length of lines con…
Understanding the role of the perpetrator in triggering humiliation
The protective effect of agency on victims of humiliation
Humiliation is a strong negative emotion that arises when a person is forced to internalize an unjust devaluation of the self. Based on theory positing agency as a key factor for self-esteem, we conducted three experiments to investigate whether enhancing the agentic capacity of people facing humiliating situations down-regulated the intensity of the negative emotional experience they felt. More precisely, we tested whether agency, understood as …
The Role of Witnesses in Humiliation
We examined the role that witnesses play in triggering humiliation. We hypothesized that witnesses trigger humiliation because they intensify the two core appraisals underlying humiliation: unfairness and internalization of a devaluation of the self. However, we further propose that witnesses are not a defining characteristic of humiliating situations. Results of a preliminary study using an event-recall method confirmed that witnesses were as ch…
The humiliation of the abused woman
We used the theoretical perspective of humiliation to study the cognitive-emotional and behavioural responses of 242 women regarding episodes of sexist psychological abuse they experienced in relationships. First, we measured the degree of abuse experienced. This was followed by the two key cognitive assessments that underlie humiliation (internalization of self-devaluation and injustice), emotion (humiliation, shame, guilt and anger) and partici…
The Association of Zero-Sum Reasoning and Deservingness With the Understanding of Envy and Schadenfreude in Childhood
To examine whether zero-sum reasoning is related to children’s envy- schadenfreude responses, we asked participants ( N = 178, aged five to 11 years, 90 girls) about the characters’ emotions in four stories depicting situations of upward social comparison—envy. When the envied person loses the advantage (in one condition it is deserved, in the other it is not) the envious person either gains it—in the “You lose, I win” condition—or does not gain …
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (4 works) · Humiliation (4 works) · Hostility (3 works) · Shame (3 works) · Anger (2 works) · Devaluation (2 works) · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (2 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 works)