Impact of responsibility for a misfortune on schadenfreude and sympathy: Further evidence

W.W. van Dijk; S. Goslinga; J.W. Ouwerkerk

doi:10.3200/SOCP.148.5.631-636

Impact of responsibility for a misfortune on schadenfreude and sympathy: Further evidence

W.W. van Dijk
, S. Goslinga
, J.W. Ouwerkerk

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	631-636
Number of pages	6
Journal	The Journal of Social Psychology
Volume	148
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3200/SOCP.148.5.631-636
Publication status	Published - 2008

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