Aggressive Motivation: An Introduction and Overview

Eddie Harmon-Jones*, Dennis J.L.G. Schutter

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Abstract

This article introduces a special issue on Aggressive Motivation. After briefly considering some important concepts and definitions in the psychological study of aggression and aggressive motivation, this article provides short summaries of the 8 contributions to this special issue.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-80
Number of pages4
JournalMotivation Science
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Dennis J. L. G. Schutter is supported by the Dutch Research Council (NWO, VI.C.181.005), and Eddie Harmon-Jones is supported by a grant from the Australian Research Council (DP210102351)

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022. American Psychological Association

Funding

Dennis J. L. G. Schutter is supported by the Dutch Research Council (NWO, VI.C.181.005), and Eddie Harmon-Jones is supported by a grant from the Australian Research Council (DP210102351)

Keywords

  • Aggression
  • Anger
  • Approach motivation
  • Psychopathy

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