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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Autor principal: Doorn, Janne van (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zeelenberg, Marcel ; Breugelmans, Seger M.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Applied psychology in criminal justice
Año: 2019, Volumen: 15, Número: 1, Páginas: 41-59
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 56-58
ISSN:1550-4409