Righteous Indignation: When Anger Consumption Makes You Feel Better
Anger is a negative feeling, and people are therefore expected to refrain from consuming anger-eliciting items. However, we show that when people experience a conflict between their personal attitudes and the message conveyed by an item, anger increases that item consumption and improves self-perceptions, sustaining a sense of righteous indignation.
Citation:
Nira Munichor and Yael Steinhart (2016) ,"Righteous Indignation: When Anger Consumption Makes You Feel Better", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 44, eds. Page Moreau, Stefano Puntoni, and , Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 565-566.
Authors
Nira Munichor, Hebrew University, Israel
Yael Steinhart, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 44 | 2016
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