MILITARY AGGRESSION AND RISK PREDICTED BY EXPLANATORY STYLE |
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| Authors: | Jason M. Satterfield Martin E.P. Seligman |
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| Affiliation: | University of Pennsylvania |
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| Abstract: | Abstract— The explanatory style scores of George Bush and Saddam Hussein were derived using the content analysts of verbatim explanations technique for periods preceding military actions or political conflict These leaders' actions were rated scales of aggression-passivity and risk-caution Regression I correlational analyses show that increased levels of option before conflict predicted heightened aggression and risk taking, whereas increased levels of pessimism prior to an event predicted passivity and caution |
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