Emotional experience and prosocial behavior in observers of unjust situations

Five studies tested the emotional experience and prosocial motivations in observers (i.e., third parties) of unjust situations. Studies 1 and 2 found that anger was the most dominant emotion experienced in unjust situations, and that prosocial behavior towards a victim decreased when justice had alr...

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Authors: Doorn, Janne van (Author) ; Zeelenberg, Marcel (Author) ; Breugelmans, Seger M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Applied psychology in criminal justice
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-59
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Keywords:
Compensation
Emotion
Injustice
prosocial
Punishment
third party
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Summary:Five studies tested the emotional experience and prosocial motivations in observers (i.e., third parties) of unjust situations. Studies 1 and 2 found that anger was the most dominant emotion experienced in unjust situations, and that prosocial behavior towards a victim decreased when justice had already been restored by compensation of the victim. Study 3 added that the experience of anger also decreases when justice is restored. Study 4 generalized the effects to different types of compensation. Study 5 switches to the perspective of the victim, showing a larger decrease in the most dominant emotion anger when justice was restored by means of compensation than by punishment. The implications of these findings with regard to third-party emotions and behavior in unjust situations are discussed.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 56-58
ISSN:1550-4409