Dyduch-Hazar, Karolina; Mrozinski, Blazej and Golec de Zavala, Agnieszka. 2024. The Pleasure of Revenge Predicts Both Vengeful and Benevolent Motivations Toward the Provocateur. Aggressive Behavior, 50(6), e70009. ISSN 0096-140X [Article]

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Three studies (N = 860) examined whether pleasure of revenge predicts both vengeful and benevolent motivations toward the provocateur. Across all studies, self-reported positive affect was higher, whereas self-reported negative affect was lower after an instance of revenge. Furthermore, the revenge-related positive affect predicted greater subsequent vengeful and benevolent motivations toward the provocateur (but more consistently the former). These findings replicate and extend previous research on affect-improving qualities of retaliatory aggression. They allow for a more nuanced understanding of the reinforcing nature of vengeful pleasure. Moreover, they suggest that the pleasure of revenge might be harnessed to promote forgiveness.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.70009
Additional Information:	Funding: This research was funded by Narodowe Centrum Nauki grant Preludium number 2019/33/N/HS6/02554 awarded to KDH.
Data Access Statement:	Data, codebooks, and research materials are available at: https://osf.io/4a7sn.
Keywords:	aggression, motivation, provocation, revenge, self‐regulation
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 24 October 2014 Accepted 12 November 2024 Published Online November 2024 Published
Item ID:	37873
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2024 16:29
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2024 16:32
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/37873

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