TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bondü, Rebecca
T1  - Is bad intent negligible?
BT  - Linking victim justice sensitivity, hostile attribution bias, and aggression
JF  - Aggressive behavior : a multidisciplinary journal devoted to the experimental and observational analysis of conflict in humans and animals
N2  - The hostile attribution bias (HAB) is a well-established risk factor for aggression. It is considered part of the suspicious mindset that may cause highly victim-justice sensitive individuals to behave uncooperatively. Thus, links of victim justice sensitivity (JS) with negative behavior, such as aggression, may be better explained by HAB. The present study tested this hypothesis in N=279 German adolescents who rated their JS, HAB, and physical, relational, verbal, reactive, and proactive aggression. Victim JS predicted physical, relational, verbal, reactive, and proactive aggression when HAB was controlled. HAB only predicted physical and proactive aggression. There were no moderator effects. Injustice seems an important reason for aggression irrespective of whether or not it is intentionally caused, particularly among those high in victim JS. Thus, victim JS should be considered as a potential important risk factor for aggression and receive more attention by research on aggression and preventive efforts.
KW  - adolescence
KW  - aggression
KW  - hostile attribution bias
KW  - justice sensitivity
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21764
SN  - 0096-140X
SN  - 1098-2337
VL  - 44
IS  - 5
SP  - 442
EP  - 450
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -