Masters Thesis

Emotions and aggression: the role of anger, contempt, and disgust

Previous research has shown that the combination of anger, contempt, and disgust (ANCODI) is related to aggression. However, this was examined within the contexts of incidental emotions and self-selected outgroups. The current study examined (a) whether certain marginalized groups (transgender men and women, or Muslims) spontaneously elicit ANCODI from cisgender men and women, and (b) if ANCODI is related to aggressive thoughts. Results indicated Muslims significantly elicited more ANCODI than transgender women. Although cisgender men experienced more ANCODI than cisgender women, ANCODI was related to aggression only for cisgender women who evaluated the Muslim target group. Results provide support for the ANCODI hypothesis.

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