An experimental investigation on the dark side of emotions and its aftereffects.

Autor: Ibanez L; UMR 5474/1135 CEE-M, INRA, Montpellier, France., Saadaoui H; University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Oct 06; Vol. 17 (10), pp. e0274284. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 06 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274284
Abstrakt: The economic literature is so far overwhelmingly dedicated to the effect of incidental emotions on virtuous behavior. However, it is not so explicit for destructive behavior and the way it evolves with emotional states. To fill this gap, we explore how incidental emotions impact antisocial behavior in a laboratory experiment. As our vehicle of research, we used the open treatment of the joy-of-destruction mini-game. In addition to that, we elicited players' first and second-order beliefs via an incentivized questionnaire. We find that destructive behavior is driven by two motives: spite (Machiavellian traits) and preemptive retaliation (Expected destruction by partners). Emotional states do not impact destructive behavior directly. However, positive emotions brighten the expectations of other player beliefs on his partner's destruction, and indirectly reduces the willingness to destroy partner's money.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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