Anger as a moral emotion: A “bird’s eye“ systematic review

Lomas, Tim

doi:10.1080/09515070.2019.1589421

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“…Sometimes it is rational, justified and adaptive to complain or retaliate (Held, 2001) especially given that suppressing emotions can result in illness by compromising the body's immune system (Pennebaker, 1997). Second Wave PP (Lomas & Ivtzan, 2015) argues that although PP is primarily concerned with positive outcomes, it is possible for positive-valenced emotions and processes to hinder wellbeing (as in the case of the present study), and conversely for negatively-valenced emotions and processes -such as boredom (Lomas, 2017), sadness (Lomas, 2018), or anger (Lomas, 2019) -to promote wellbeing. This emerging area of research within PP is a welcome addition, since it allows the entire spectrum of human emotion -including anger and sadness -to be accepted rather than ignored, therefore addressing the critique of PP as promoting the tyranny of positivity (Held, 2002).…”

Section: Second Wave Ppmentioning

confidence: 55%

Can positivity be counterproductive when suffering domestic abuse?: A narrative review

Sinclair

Hart

Lomas

2020

Intnl. J. Wellbeing

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Positive Psychology has been criticized for making people feel pressured to remain positive irrespective of circumstances. This narrative review specifically investigates the relationship between positive attitudes and denial in the context of domestic abuse, in order to examine whether there is research evidence to support the critique on the adverse upshots of positivity. The search yielded 29 studies. Overall the literature suggests that misdirected or overgeneralized positivity exacerbates harm and abuse: an optimistic bias can put victims in danger; empathy, hope, acceptance and resilience are associated with refraining to leave abusive relationships; and forgiveness increases the likelihood of further transgressions. We therefore argue that scholars and practitioners need demonstrate care in promoting positivity, since it can be detrimental within a toxic context.

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Section: Second Wave Ppmentioning

confidence: 55%

Can positivity be counterproductive when suffering domestic abuse?: A narrative review

Sinclair

Hart

Lomas

2020

Intnl. J. Wellbeing

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“…There does not exist an universally accepted exact terminology about various forms of anger, but rage relates to a stronger form of anger, and fury usually refers to an even more intense form of rage. Mild forms of anger include irritation, annoyance, and touchiness (see Lomas, 2019). Frustration is on one hand part of anger and on the other hand closely related to anxiety, since the situation of not being able to reach a desired goal produces frustration and often also anxiety (for eco-anxiety and frustration, see Pihkala, 2020a).…”

Section: Anger Rage Frustrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward a Taxonomy of Climate Emotions

Pihkala

2022

Front. Clim.

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There is a growing evidence that emotions shape people's reactions to the climate crisis in profound but complex ways. Climate emotions are related to resilience, climate action, and psychological well-being and health. However, there is currently a lack of research about the array of various climate emotions. There is also a need for more integration with general research about emotions. This article conducts a preliminary exploration of the taxonomy of climate emotions, based on literature reviews and philosophical discussion. The term emotion is used here in a broad sense, as is common in climate emotion research. Because of the urgency of the climate crisis and the lack of previous research, this kind of exploration is aimed to be helpful for both practical climate work and for future research which would include more systematic reviews of the topic. Research items which discuss at least five different climate emotions, based on empirical observations, are used as major sources and a table about them is provided. Climate emotions are discussed on the basis of interdisciplinary research. The article considers many aspects of the phenomena of climate anxiety and climate grief.

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“…Increased anger in participants with moral-injury beliefs was in line with our hypothesis and consistent with previous research with refugee groups (Hoffman et al, 2018, 2019; Nickerson et al, 2015). Anger is conceptualized as an emotional response to violations of what is right or fair (Lomas, 2019). Theoretical models of moral injury have hypothesized that anger is the primary emotion in response to moral violations enacted by another (Jordan et al, 2017; Lancaster, 2018; Litz et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of Moral-Injury Cognitions on Psychological Outcomes in Refugees: An Experimental Investigation

Hoffman

Nickerson

2021

Clinical Psychological Science

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Moral-injury cognitions (beliefs regarding moral violations) represent a potential mechanism that may underlie the association between potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) and psychological symptoms in refugees. We implemented a novel experimental paradigm (i.e., the simulation of a PMIE using mental imagery) to investigate the impact of moral-injury cognitions on psychological outcomes in 71 Arabic-speaking refugees. A latent class analysis of preexisting moral-injury beliefs yielded three classes characterized by (a) high moral-injury beliefs about violations by others (49.3%), (b) high moral-injury beliefs about violations by others and by oneself (25.5%), and (c) low moral-injury beliefs (25.5%). Investigation of group differences revealed that the moral-injury classes reported greater negative emotional responses following the simulated PMIE. Furthermore, the association between moral-injury classes and psychological outcomes was moderated by situation-specific blame appraisals of the simulated PMIE. These findings have important implications for psychological interventions for refugees.

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Anger as a moral emotion: A “bird’s eye“ systematic review

Cited by 22 publications

References 211 publications

Can positivity be counterproductive when suffering domestic abuse?: A narrative review

Can positivity be counterproductive when suffering domestic abuse?: A narrative review

Toward a Taxonomy of Climate Emotions

The Impact of Moral-Injury Cognitions on Psychological Outcomes in Refugees: An Experimental Investigation

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