Effects of anger and trigger identity on triggered displaced aggression among college students: based on the "kicking the barking dog effect".

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drawing on the "kicking the barking dog effect", this study investigated the individual and group-level mechanisms underlying triggered displaced aggression (TDA).

Methods

Three experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of anger and hostile attribution on TDA, examining these factors at both the individual and group levels. The preliminary experiment investigated how emotions affect subsequent cognition at an individual level with the aim of understanding the underlying generative process of TDA. Experiment 1 explored the relationship between anger, hostile attribution, and subsequent aggressive behaviors at an individual level, while also discussing the underlying generative process of TDA. Experiment 2 investigated the relationship between anger, hos

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11545097 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature