Lean back and relax
- Frustration is a powerful instigator of anger-based aggression. We hypothesized that the impact of a frustration on anger and aggressive behavior is reduced in a state of feeling relaxed, which is considered incompatible with the experience of anger. Seventy-nine participants received frustrating feedback either when sitting upright or sitting in a reclined position and were then given a chance to act aggressively toward the frustrator. Feelings of anger and relaxation were assessed before and after the frustration. Participants in the reclined position felt more relaxed than those sitting upright, which indirectly predicted less aggressive behavior via lower anger. The results are consistent with theories of incompatible states and embodiment and have implications for using body-related cues to mitigate anger-based aggression.
Verfasserangaben: | Barbara KraheORCiDGND, Johannes Lutz, Isabel Sylla |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2363 |
ISSN: | 0046-2772 |
ISSN: | 1099-0992 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | European journal of social psychology |
Untertitel (Englisch): | Reclined seating position buffers the effect of frustration on anger and aggression |
Verlag: | Wiley |
Verlagsort: | Hoboken |
Publikationstyp: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 24.01.2018 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 27.10.2021 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | aggression; anger; embodiment; frustration; incompatible states; seating |
Band: | 48 |
Ausgabe: | 5 |
Seitenanzahl: | 6 |
Erste Seite: | 718 |
Letzte Seite: | 723 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Peer Review: | Referiert |