When Does Rejection Trigger Aggression? A Test of the Multimotive Model

Research has sought to identify the conditions under which rejection leads to retaliation. The Multimotive Model (MMM) proposes that there are three primary behavioral responses to rejection: prosocial (e.g., befriending others), asocial (e.g., withdrawal), and antisocial behavior (e.g., aggression...

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Main Authors: Megan Stubbs-Richardson, H. Colleen Sinclair, Ben Porter, Jessica Weiss Utley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.660973/full