Aggressive responses to betrayal: Type of relationship, victim’s sex, and nature of aggression

The present investigation explored young adults’ aggressive responses to hypothetical and actual episodes of betrayal. In two studies, we tested the following hypotheses: (a) aggressive responses would be most severe in romantic relationships when compared with friendships; (b) men and women would r...

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Published inJournal of social and personal relationships Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 101 - 116
Main Authors Haden, Sara C., Hojjat, Mahzad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.02.2006
Sage Publications Ltd
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Aggression
Aggressiveness
Behavior
Betrayal
Emotions
Extramarital Sexuality
Friendship
Gender differences
Human behaviour
Infidelity
Interpersonal Relations
Personal relationships
Psychology
Romantic relationships
Sex
Sex Differences
Sexual behaviour
Sexual permissiveness
Trust
Young adults
male-female relationships
sexual infidelity
cheating
emotional infidelity
sex differences
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Summary:The present investigation explored young adults’ aggressive responses to hypothetical and actual episodes of betrayal. In two studies, we tested the following hypotheses: (a) aggressive responses would be most severe in romantic relationships when compared with friendships; (b) men and women would respond similarly to betrayal; and (c) verbal aggression would be more frequently described than physical and psychological aggressive tactics. Participants endorsed greater use of verbal aggressive tactics in response to hypothetical transgressions committed in romantic relationships when compared with friendships. In response to actual transgressions, betrayals in friendships and romantic relationships elicited similar reactions. As predicted, no sex differences were found in responses to betrayals.
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ISSN:0265-4075
1460-3608
DOI:10.1177/0265407506060181