Displaced aggression: Frustration or impression management

Displaced aggression: Frustration or impression management

An experiment is reported testing an impression management interpretation of previous research demonstrating displaced aggression effects. It was found that superior performance by a confederate and not annoyance was related to increased use of shocks by subjects. Path analyses provided additional s...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of social psychology 1989-03, Vol.19 (2), p.139-145
Hauptverfasser: Melburgm, Valerie, Tedeschi, James T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Miscellaneous
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social psychology
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Zusammenfassung:An experiment is reported testing an impression management interpretation of previous research demonstrating displaced aggression effects. It was found that superior performance by a confederate and not annoyance was related to increased use of shocks by subjects. Path analyses provided additional support for an impression management interpretation of these results, and disconfirmed frustration‐aggression theory.
ISSN:0046-2772
1099-0992
DOI:10.1002/ejsp.2420190205