TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of responsibility for a misfortune on schadenfreude and sympathy: Further evidence
AU - van Dijk, W.W.
AU - Goslinga, S.
AU - Ouwerkerk, J.W.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The authors tested the hypothesis that the more individuals are responsible for their own misfortune, the more schadenfreude (i.e., pleasure derived from another's misfortune) and less sympathy the misfortune evokes in others. The results support the hypothesis, thereby providing further evidence for the role responsibility plays in emotional reactions to the misfortunes of others. © 2008 Heldref Publications.
AB - The authors tested the hypothesis that the more individuals are responsible for their own misfortune, the more schadenfreude (i.e., pleasure derived from another's misfortune) and less sympathy the misfortune evokes in others. The results support the hypothesis, thereby providing further evidence for the role responsibility plays in emotional reactions to the misfortunes of others. © 2008 Heldref Publications.
U2 - 10.3200/SOCP.148.5.631-636
DO - 10.3200/SOCP.148.5.631-636
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 148
SP - 631
EP - 636
JO - The Journal of Social Psychology
JF - The Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 5
ER -