Explaining the paradoxical rejection-aggression link: The mediating effects of hostile intent attributions, anger, and decreases in state self-esteem on peer rejection-related aggression in youth
| Autor: | Reijntjes, A.H.A., Thomaes, S.C.E., Kamphuis, J.H., Bushman, B. J., Orobio de Castro, B., Telch, M.J., Development and Treatment of Psychosocial Problems, Social and personality development: A transactional approach, Afd Orthopedagogiek PP, Afd ontwikkelings psychologie |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Communication Science, Network Institute, Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC), Centre for Advanced Media Research Amsterdam (CAMeRA), Klinische Psychologie (Psychologie, FMG), Development and Treatment of Psychosocial Problems, Social and personality development: A transactional approach, Afd Orthopedagogiek PP, Afd ontwikkelings psychologie |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Adolescent Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject education Poison control Hostility Intention Models Psychological Anger Peer Group Developmental psychology Taverne medicine Humans Rejection (Psychology) mediation Child Netherlands media_common Peer feedback Aggression aggression anger Self-esteem Peer group Self Concept International state self-esteem Female Rejection Psychology medicine.symptom Psychology hostile intent attribution Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37(7), 955-963. SAGE Publications Inc. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 37(7), 955-963. SAGE Publications Inc. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37(7), 955. SAGE PublicationsSage CA: Los Angeles, CA Reijntjes, A, Thomaes, S, Kamphuis, J H, Bushman, B J, Orobio de Castro, B & Telch, M J 2011, ' Explaining the paradoxical rejection-aggression link: The mediating effects of hostile intent attributions, anger, and decreases in state self-esteem on peer rejection-related aggression in youth ', Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 955-963 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167211410247 |
| ISSN: | 0146-1672 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0146167211410247 |
| Popis: | People are strongly motivated to feel accepted by others. Yet when faced with acute peer rejection they often aggress against the very peers they desire acceptance from, which may lead to further rejection. The present experiment tests three potential mediators of aggressive responses to acute peer rejection in the critical developmental stage of early adolescence. Participants ( N = 185, Mage = 11.5 years) completed personal profiles that were allegedly evaluated online by peers. After receiving negative or neutral peer feedback, participants could aggress against the same peers who had evaluated them. Rejected participants attributed more hostile intent to the peers, were angrier, showed a greater reduction in state self-esteem, and were more aggressive. Mediational analyses showed that hostile intent attributions mediated the acute peer rejection—aggression relationship, whereas increases in anger and decreases in state self-esteem did not. Thus, acute peer rejection evokes hostile intent attributions that, in turn, lead to aggressive reactions. |
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