Sadism in the context of intergroup aggression

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dc.abstract.enPeople more readily harm members of outgroups than ingroups, often enjoying the inflicted agony. Yet it remains unclear how these malevolent tendencies towards outgroups relate to sadism. Sadists often harm others, driven by a desire to feel pleasure from their suffering. In attempt to bridge these two lines of research, this work examined relationships between sadism and aggression against ingroup and outgroup members in three studies (total N = 755) that focused on two groups with a history of conflict (i.e., the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). Across all studies, British participants’ sadistic tendencies were just as strongly linked to their aggression against ingroup members (i.e., British partners) as to their aggression against outgroup members (i.e., Irish partners). Despite this lack of a preference for greater outgroup aggression, they tended to enjoy outgroup aggression more than ingroup aggression, especially at its extreme levels. These findings extend works linking sadism to aggression into the domain of intergroup relations and bind together research on sadism and intergroup schadenfreude.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorDyduch-Hazar, Karolina
dc.date.access2024-01-14
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T11:06:47Z
dc.date.available2024-01-16T11:06:47Z
dc.date.created2023-12-04
dc.date.issued2024-01-14
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>People more readily harm members of outgroups than ingroups, often enjoying the inflicted agony. Yet it remains unclear how these malevolent tendencies towards outgroups relate to sadism. Sadists often harm others, driven by a desire to feel pleasure from their suffering. In attempt to bridge these two lines of research, this work examined relationships between sadism and aggression against ingroup and outgroup members in three studies (total <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 755) that focused on two groups with a history of conflict (i.e., the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). Across all studies, British participants’ sadistic tendencies were just as strongly linked to their aggression against ingroup members (i.e., British partners) as to their aggression against outgroup members (i.e., Irish partners). Despite this lack of a preference for greater outgroup aggression, they tended to enjoy outgroup aggression more than ingroup aggression, especially at its extreme levels. These findings extend works linking sadism to aggression into the domain of intergroup relations and bind together research on sadism and intergroup schadenfreude.</jats:p>
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dc.description.grantnumber2019/33/N/HS6/02554
dc.description.granttitleCzy zemsta jest "słodka"? Badanie roli spodziewanej przyjemności z zemsty na zachowanie odwetowe
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical1-12
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume50
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ab.22128
dc.identifier.eissn1098-2337
dc.identifier.issn0096-140X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/365
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ab.22128
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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dc.subject.enaggression
dc.subject.enintergroup conflict
dc.subject.ensadism
dc.subject.enschadenfreude
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dc.titleSadism in the context of intergroup aggression
dc.title.journalAggressive Behavior
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle