Adolescents' Implicit Theories Predict Desire for Vengeance after Peer Conflicts: Correlational and Experimental Evidence

Autor/inn/en	Yeager, David S.; Trzesniewski, Kali H.; Tirri, Kirsi; Nokelainen, Petri; Dweck, Carol S.
Titel	Adolescents' Implicit Theories Predict Desire for Vengeance after Peer Conflicts: Correlational and Experimental Evidence
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 47 (2011) 4, S.1090-1107 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0023769
Schlagwörter	Prediction; Conflict; Peer Relationship; Adolescents; Grade 9; Conflict Resolution; Correlation; Role; Personality Traits; Bullying; Attribution Theory; Emotional Response; Self Control; Social Cognition; Violence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorhersage; Konflikt; Peer-Beziehungen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Korrelation; Rollen; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Mobbing; Emotionales Verhalten; Selbstbeherrschung; Soziale Kognition; Gewalt
Abstract	Why do some adolescents respond to interpersonal conflicts vengefully, whereas others seek more positive solutions? Three studies investigated the role of implicit theories of personality in predicting violent or vengeful responses to peer conflicts among adolescents in Grades 9 and 10. They showed that a greater belief that traits are fixed (an entity theory) predicted a stronger desire for revenge after a variety of recalled peer conflicts (Study 1) and after a hypothetical conflict that specifically involved bullying (Study 2). Study 3 experimentally induced a belief in the potential for change (an incremental theory), which resulted in a reduced desire to seek revenge. This effect was mediated by changes in bad-person attributions about the perpetrators, feelings of shame and hatred, and the belief that vengeful ideation is an effective emotion-regulation strategy. Together, the findings illuminate the social-cognitive processes underlying reactions to conflict and suggest potential avenues for reducing violent retaliation in adolescents. (Contains 3 figures, 2 tables and 10 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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