@article{ref1,
title="“I avenge; others aggress": a victim-perpetrator asymmetry in judging whether a transgression was motivated by revenge",
journal="Psychological reports",
year="2019",
author="Ent, Michael R. and Parton, Drew M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="33294119841846-33294119841846",
abstract="In two studies, victims differed from perpetrators as to whether they viewed a transgression as motivated by a desire for revenge. When participants wrote about autobiographical episodes in which they hurt others, they were somewhat likely to report that they were motivated by revenge; when the same participants wrote about episodes in which others hurt them, they were less likely to report that the perpetrators were motivated by revenge. This asymmetry could act as a barrier to reconciliation. This asymmetry may also facilitate a cycle of revenge in that those who view themselves as the targets of unprovoked aggression (as opposed to vengeance) may be especially likely to feel that they have a score to settle.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2941",
doi="10.1177/0033294119841846",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033294119841846"
}