Interpersonal Rejection as a Determinant of Anger and Aggression

By Mark R. Leary, Jean M. Twenge, Erin Quinlivan. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2006

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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Experiencing Dehumanization: Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Everyday Dehumanization (2011, background): “As in Study 1, participants reported feeling more sadness and anger when experiencing mechanistic dehumanization, supporting the notion that it is linked to a form of rejection that is associated with hurt feelings and relational loss (Richman & Leary, 2009), as well as aggressive responding (Leary ”
The Motivational Effects of Diminished Self-Esteem for Employees Who Experience Abusive Supervision (2017, background): “However, victims with diminished self-esteem who engage in destructive behavior often do not consider the potential costs of their actions (Baumeister et al.; Leary et al., 2006).”
Contingencies of self-worth and responses to negative interpersonal feedback (2008, background): “In recent years, there has been increasing interest in studying the impact of rejection and social exclusion on a wide variety of outcomes (see Leary, Twenge, & Quinlivan, 2006 ; Williams, Forgas, & von Hippel, 2005 ).”
Interpersonal Injustice and Workplace Deviance (2012, background): “…researchers have noted that esteem threats and concomitant decreased self-esteem levels may play an important role in predicting deviant behavior (e.g., Aquino & Douglas, 2003; Baumeister, Heatherton, & Tice, 1993; Bobocel & Zdaniuk, 2010; Leary et al., 2006; Miller, 2001; Thau et al., 2007).”
Race, race-based discrimination, and health outcomes among African Americans. (2007, background): “In response to social stressors, individuals self-regulate in complex ways that might strengthen social bonds (Higgins 1996, Leary et al. 2006, Williams et al. 2000, Williams & Sommer 1997) or lead instead to increased levels of aggression, depression, and unhealthy behaviors such as tobacco…”
Attachment and dependence regulation within daily interactions with romantic partners (2009, background): “Aggressive reactions might restore personal control by reducing how much the partner can hurt and influence the self or ensuring the partner attends and modifies their behavior (Leary et al., 2006; Williams 2007).”