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The Role of Injustice in the Elicitation of Differential Emotional Reactions

Published inPersonality and Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 24, no. 7, p. 769-783
Publication date1998
Abstract

Data from a large-scale study on emotional experiences in 37 countries are used to examine correlates of emotion-antecedent events being judged as unfair or unjust. This study included 2,921 students who reported situations in which they had experienced joy, anger; fear, sadness, disgust, shame, and guilt and described their situation appraisals and reactions. Anger-producing events were most frequently perceived as very unfair followed by disgust, sadness, fear, guilt, and shame. The results showed strong main effects of the perception of injustice for all negative emotions. Events experienced as unjust were described as more immoral, more obstructive to plans and goals, and having more negative effects on personal relationships. In addition, events regarded as unjust elicited feelings that were longer in duration and more intense. It is concluded that perceived injustice plays a powerful role in the elicitation of many different negative emotions and may serve as a mediating variable in emotion-antecedent appraisal.

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  • Elicitation
  • Injustice
  • Role
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MIKULA, Gerold, SCHERER, Klaus R., ATHENSTAEDT, Ursula. The Role of Injustice in the Elicitation of Differential Emotional Reactions. In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1998, vol. 24, n° 7, p. 769–783. doi: 10.1177/0146167298247009
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