Situational precursors of revenge: Social exclusion,relationship type,and opportunity |
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Authors: | MAARTJE ELSHOUT ROB M. A. NELISSEN ILJA VAN BEEST SUZAN ELSHOUT WILCO W. VAN DIJK |
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Affiliation: | 1. Tilburg University, The Netherlands;2. Leiden University, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Little is known about the situational factors that turn feelings of revenge into actual acts of revenge. Addressing this gap in the literature, this study selected a representative sample of people who acted on their feelings of revenge (avengers) and of people who did not (nonavengers), obtaining a reflection of typical antecedents of revenge. Results revealed that avengers did not report more severe offenses. Neither did avengers report less closeness to offenders nor a larger number of audience members toward whom they might want to prove something. Results did reveal that revenge was more prevalent (a) among young, male friends and acquaintances; (b) in contexts involving social exclusion; and (c) if there was a possibility to take revenge. |
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