Pietraszkiewicz, Agnieszka (2013). Schadenfreude and just world belief. Australian Journal of Psychology, 65(3), pp. 188-194. Wiley 10.1111/ajpy.12020
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The present study tested the hypothesis that a threat of a just world belief intensifies experience of schadenfreude (i.e., pleasure at another's misfortune). The participants read scenarios which were designed to threaten or maintain their just world belief. Subsequently, they were transferred to an online magazine presenting funny stories about other peoples' failures. As presumed, the participants exposed to the threat of just world belief spent more time on reading. These results confirmed the existence of a link between just world threat and schadenfreude.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Pietraszkiewicz, Agnieszka |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
ISSN: |
0004-9530 |
Publisher: |
Wiley |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Agnieszka Pietraszkiewicz |
Date Deposited: |
16 Dec 2015 10:17 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:50 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/ajpy.12020 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
emotion, just world belief, schadenfreude, threat |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.74067 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/74067 |
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