Eye for an eye, but not for everyone: Revenge and its relationship with the need for closure

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dc.contributor.advisorKruglanski, Arie Wen_US
dc.contributor.authorBoyatzi, Lauren Minacapellien_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-07T05:54:56Z
dc.date.available2011-07-07T05:54:56Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThe urge for revenge after an individual experiences a transgression is ever-present. However, little is known about why one chooses revenge specifically versus other options. This paper examines the desire for revenge as a function of the need for closure. Specifically, this paper argues that due to its evolutionary benefits, revenge is the most cognitively accessible reaction and thus, individuals high (vs. low) in the need for closure seize and freeze on it after a transgression occurs. Results provide convergent support for the positive association between the need for closure and the desire for revenge but are unable to provide evidence that revenge serves the urgency and permanency desires of high need for closure because of its greater saliency. Methodological limitations and theoretical implications are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/11745
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Behavioralen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledneed for closureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledpersonal significanceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledrevengeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsaliencyen_US
dc.titleEye for an eye, but not for everyone: Revenge and its relationship with the need for closureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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