THE ROLE OF NEGATIVE EMOTION IN AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR

负面情绪在攻击性行为中的作用

• 批准号: 6208619
• 负责人: EDELYN VERONA
• 金额: $ 1.83万
• 依托单位: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-08-01 至 2001-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6208619
• 关键词: aggression; behavior test; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; data collection methodology /evaluation; emotions; environmental stressor; gender difference; human subject; male; personality tests; psychological stressor; questionnaires; statistics /biometry; stimulus /response; violence

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's abstract): Recent national news reports of incidents of extreme violence, e.g., Columbine, Atlanta shootings, have highlighted the emotional state of the perpetrator, as a precipitant to the violent act. Specifically, such incidents have suggested that negative emotional states arising from environmental stressors, e.g., peer rejection, financial difficulties, can prompt some individuals to act out violently against others not responsible for their distress. Mirroring the above, researchers in the field of human aggression have long been interested in the role of emotion in aggressive behavior. Relevant theory and data suggest that self-reported negative mood is related to greater aggressivity (Berkowitz, 1990; Geen, 1990; Almagor & Ehrlich, 1990), and that negative affect may mediate the aggression observed in those exposed to frustrating or provoking circumstances (Berkowitz, 1989, 1988). Nonetheless, only a limited number of studies have experimentally investigated the effects of negative affect on aggressivity. The limitations of existing research include reliance on negative affect manipulations, i.e., provocation, negative evaluation, that have time-limited effects on emotion, and reliance on self-report measures of negative emotionality. The present investigation will analyze the impact of manipulated negative affect, using a novel on-going aversive stimulus, on laboratory aggressive behavior. As is customary in laboratory aggression studies, a deceptive cover story will be utilized to ensure valid responses on the dependent measure (i.e., aggression). An on-line psychophysiological measure of emotion, the startle probe methodology, will be utilized to index on-going, negative affect, in accordance with theories that predict physiological and behavioral response, consistent with the emotional state of the individual. Moreover, affective individual differences, particularly traits related to emotional reactivity, will be analyzed as moderators of the emotion-aggression effect.

描述（申请人的摘要）：最新的国家新闻报道 极端暴力，例如哥伦拜恩，亚特兰大枪击事件，已突出显示 肇事者的情绪状态，是暴力行为的危险者。 具体而言，此类事件提出了负面情绪状态 由环境压力源引起的，例如同行拒绝，财务 困难，可以促使某些人对他人采取猛烈行动 对他们的困扰不承担任何责任。反映上述研究人员 人类侵略领域长期以来一直对情感的作用感兴趣 侵略性行为。相关理论和数据表明自我报告 负面情绪与更大的侵略性有关（Berkowitz，1990; Geen，1990; Almagor＆Ehrlich，1990），这种负面影响可能会介导侵略性 在暴露于令人沮丧或挑衅的情况的人中（伯科维茨， 1989，1988）。 尽管如此，只有有限的研究已经进行了实验研究 负面影响对侵略性的影响。现有的局限 研究包括依赖负面影响操作，即挑衅， 负面评估，对情绪产生时间限制和依赖 自我报告的负面情绪衡量。本调查将 使用新颖的持续进行分析操纵负面影响的影响 对实验室攻击行为的厌恶刺激。按照习惯 实验室侵略研究，将利用一个欺骗性的封面故事 确保对依赖度量（即攻击性）的有效响应。一个在线 情绪的心理生理学度量，惊吓探测方法，将是 根据理论，用于索引正在进行的负面影响 预测生理和行为反应，与情感一致 个人的状态。此外，情感的个体差异， 特别是与情感反应性有关的特征，将被分析为 情绪攻击效应的主持人。