Influence of everyday stress : mechanisms that elicit excitation transfer and dark behavior
(2019) In Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore if a ringing cell phone could impact cognitive performance as well as being agitating to provoke aggressive reactions. The study investigated variables that could impact a participant’s willingness to aggress and retaliate, such as sensitivity to arousal and dark personalities (DRPs), Machiavellianism, narcissism, and subclinical psychopathy and sadism. Design/methodology/approach: There were 128 participants (77 women and 51 men). The cognitive load task consisted of forming anagrams while being in a high or low provocation condition. Participants were subsequently asked how willing they would be to allow one out-group member to be harmed in favor of saving several in-group members.... (More)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore if a ringing cell phone could impact cognitive performance as well as being agitating to provoke aggressive reactions. The study investigated variables that could impact a participant’s willingness to aggress and retaliate, such as sensitivity to arousal and dark personalities (DRPs), Machiavellianism, narcissism, and subclinical psychopathy and sadism. Design/methodology/approach: There were 128 participants (77 women and 51 men). The cognitive load task consisted of forming anagrams while being in a high or low provocation condition. Participants were subsequently asked how willing they would be to allow one out-group member to be harmed in favor of saving several in-group members. Three personality measures were used: two measuring DRPs and one measuring arousal sensitivity. Findings: The authors discovered that older age and subclinical psychopathy were significant predictors for the willingness to aggress. Those in the high provocation condition retaliated the most against the experimenter, and a participant’s English ability was the only variable that predicted good performance on the cognitive task. Originality/value: The results warrant further research into how personality types, aggression, and everyday, multiple arousal sources intertwine to inform personalized evidence-based interventions. Organizational and educational psychologists could also use this research to in form how offices and schools are run.
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- Tetreault, Christie and Hoff, Eva LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2019
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Aggression, Arousal sensitivity, Cell phones, Cognitive load, Dark Tetrad, Excitation transfer
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- Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research
- publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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- scopus:85063357575
- ISSN
- 1759-6599
- DOI
- 10.1108/JACPR-11-2018-0390
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- English
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- yes
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- 154b76a1-85b4-4d75-9117-d518751f91d8
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- 2019-04-02 14:30:00
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abstract = {{<p>Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore if a ringing cell phone could impact cognitive performance as well as being agitating to provoke aggressive reactions. The study investigated variables that could impact a participant’s willingness to aggress and retaliate, such as sensitivity to arousal and dark personalities (DRPs), Machiavellianism, narcissism, and subclinical psychopathy and sadism. Design/methodology/approach: There were 128 participants (77 women and 51 men). The cognitive load task consisted of forming anagrams while being in a high or low provocation condition. Participants were subsequently asked how willing they would be to allow one out-group member to be harmed in favor of saving several in-group members. Three personality measures were used: two measuring DRPs and one measuring arousal sensitivity. Findings: The authors discovered that older age and subclinical psychopathy were significant predictors for the willingness to aggress. Those in the high provocation condition retaliated the most against the experimenter, and a participant’s English ability was the only variable that predicted good performance on the cognitive task. Originality/value: The results warrant further research into how personality types, aggression, and everyday, multiple arousal sources intertwine to inform personalized evidence-based interventions. Organizational and educational psychologists could also use this research to in form how offices and schools are run.</p>}},
author = {{Tetreault, Christie and Hoff, Eva}},
issn = {{1759-6599}},
keywords = {{Aggression; Arousal sensitivity; Cell phones; Cognitive load; Dark Tetrad; Excitation transfer}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Emerald Group Publishing Limited}},
series = {{Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research}},
title = {{Influence of everyday stress : mechanisms that elicit excitation transfer and dark behavior}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JACPR-11-2018-0390}},
doi = {{10.1108/JACPR-11-2018-0390}},
year = {{2019}},
}