TY - JOUR
T1 - Revenge, even though it is not your fault
AU - Yu, Rongjun
N1 - Publisher copyright:
© Cambridge University Press 2013
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - McCullough et al. argue that revenge has a future-oriented function, that is, to deter future harms by changing other individuals' incentives toward the self. Recent research has shown that people seek revenge even when harms are unintentional. This commentary reports these results and proposes that revenge may also serve to reduce the immediate psychological pain resulting from unfair treatment.
AB - McCullough et al. argue that revenge has a future-oriented function, that is, to deter future harms by changing other individuals' incentives toward the self. Recent research has shown that people seek revenge even when harms are unintentional. This commentary reports these results and proposes that revenge may also serve to reduce the immediate psychological pain resulting from unfair treatment.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876934563&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X12000623
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X12000623
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 36
SP - 40
EP - 41
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
IS - 1
ER -