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Chewing on It Can Chew You Up

Effects of Rumination on Triggered Displaced Aggression

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ID6203066
AuthorsBrad J Bushman (0000-0002-1266-5101, University of Michigan), Angelica M Bonacci (Iowa State University), William C Pedersen (California State University, Long Beach), Eduardo A Vasquez (0000-0001-7634-2689, University of Southern California), Norman Miller (0000-0002-8248-1199, University of Southern California)
Year2005
Volume88
Issue6
Pages969-983
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.88.6.969
PMID15982116
OpenAlexW2096597491
LanguageEN
Citations received111
References cited55

Ruminating about a provocation increases the likelihood of displaced aggression following a minor annoyance (trigger). In Study 1, provoked participants who ruminated for 25 min were more aggressive toward a fumbling confederate than were distracted participants. Provocation-induced negative affect was positively related to aggression but only among those who ruminated. Study 2 conceptually replicated Study 1 and also found that the more negatively people reacted to the trigger, the more likely the trigger was to increase displaced aggression. Study 3 replicated the findings of Studies 1 and 2 by using an 8-hr rumination period. All 3 studies suggest that ruminating about a provocation increases the likelihood that a minor triggering annoyance will increase displaced aggression

Affect (linguistics) · Aggression · Annoyance · Audiology · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Provocation test · Psychiatry · Ruminating · Rumination · Suicide prevention · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Clinical Psychology · Communication · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology

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