TY - JOUR
T1 - Disgusted by vengeance
T2 - Disgust sensitivity predicts lower vengeance
AU - Richman, Stephanie B.
AU - Dewall, C. Nathan
AU - Pond, Richard S.
AU - Lambert, Nathaniel M.
AU - Fincham, Frank D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Guilford Publications, Inc.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - To forgive someone is to forsake vengeance. However, vengeful behavior could also be decreased by motivational states that promote avoiding aggression. Disgust sensitivity is one such state; elevated levels of disgust sensitivity are associated with less aggression. Heightened disgust sensitivity may therefore relate to low levels of vengeance. Using data from a longitudinal study (N = 186), we applied Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques to examine the cross-lagged effects of disgust sensitivity on vengeance toward a close friend. Controlling for initial levels of vengeance, disgust sensitivity predicted lower vengeance one month later. This research highlights the potential positive role of disgust sensitivity in promoting relationship well-being through its association with vengeance.
AB - To forgive someone is to forsake vengeance. However, vengeful behavior could also be decreased by motivational states that promote avoiding aggression. Disgust sensitivity is one such state; elevated levels of disgust sensitivity are associated with less aggression. Heightened disgust sensitivity may therefore relate to low levels of vengeance. Using data from a longitudinal study (N = 186), we applied Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques to examine the cross-lagged effects of disgust sensitivity on vengeance toward a close friend. Controlling for initial levels of vengeance, disgust sensitivity predicted lower vengeance one month later. This research highlights the potential positive role of disgust sensitivity in promoting relationship well-being through its association with vengeance.
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U2 - 10.1521/jscp.2014.33.9.831
DO - 10.1521/jscp.2014.33.9.831
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84910623435
SN - 0736-7236
VL - 33
SP - 831
EP - 846
JO - Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
IS - 9
ER -