The Catharsis of Aggression and Hostility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aron Wolfe Siegman (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, corresponding author), Leonard Dintzer (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 399-410 |
| Publication date | 1977-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1977.41.2.399 |
| OpenAlex | W1987180798 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Using 16 male and 16 female subjects, this study investigated the effects of viewing justified filmed violence and the effects of catharsis on aggression, as measured by levels of shock and ratings of hostility. Berkowitz's position that the viewing of justified filmed violence reduces the threshold for aggression was supported by both the shock and the rating data. Data did not support his position that the direct expression of aggression and hostility against an insulting partner is likely to serve as a stimulus for further aggression. In fact the data obtained from the male subjects are consistent with the catharsis principle
Aggression · Catharsis · Hostility · Psychoanalysis · Clinical Psychology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
The psychology of aggression.
Some conditions facilitating the occurrence of aggression after the observation of violence1
Name-mediated aggressive cue properties1
The physiology of catharsis
Effects of hostility arousal and aggressive humor on catharsis and humor preference
The facilitation of aggression by aggression
Catharsis through displacement of aggression
Instrumentality of aggression, feedback, and frustration as determinants of physical aggression
Effects of frustration, attack, and prior training in aggressiveness upon aggressive behavior
The meaning of an observed event as a determinant of its aggressive consequences
Physical aggression in relation to different frustrations
Relation of early socialization experiences to aggression in middle childhood
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2002 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |