Repulsed by violence
Disgust sensitivity buffers trait, behavioral, and daily aggression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard S Pond (0000-0001-5446-7456, University of Kentucky), C Nathan Dewall (0000-0001-5469-6849, University of Kentucky), Nathaniel M Lambert (Florida State University), Timothy Deckman (University of Kentucky), Ian M Bonser, Ian Bonser (University of Kentucky), F D Fincham (0000-0001-5081-2283, Florida State University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 175-188 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0024296 |
| PMID | 21707194 |
| OpenAlex | W2156048031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 44 |
Many models of aggression include negatively valenced emotions as common elicitors of aggressive behavior. Yet, the motivational direction of these emotions is not taken into account. The current work explored whether sensitivity to a negative emotion associated with behavioral avoidance-disgust-will predict lower levels of aggression. Five studies tested the hypothesis that disgust sensitivity predicts less aggression. In Study 1 (N = 92), disgust sensitivity predicted less trait physical and verbal aggression. In Study 2 (N = 268), participants high in disgust sensitivity were less likely to behave aggressively towards a stranger on a reaction-time task. In Study 3 (N = 51), disgust sensitivity was associated with less intimate partner violence inclinations. Study 4 (N = 247) replicated this effect longitudinally. In Study 5 (N = 166), each domain of disgust (i.e., moral, sexual, and pathogen disgust) had a buffering effect on daily aggression when daily experiences activated those specific domains. These results highlight the usefulness of considering the motivational direction of an emotion when examining its influence on aggression
Aggression · Anger · Developmental psychology · Disgust · Poison control · Trait · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
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| Citations per year | 2,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |