%0 Journal Article
%T The influence of the opposite sex on hypothetical aggressive inclinations
%J Journal of interpersonal violence
%D 2017
%A Mason, Kira
%A Barlett, Christopher P.
%A Jones, Alex L.
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P 886260517724831-886260517724831
%X Previous research has supported the hypothesis that the presence of a potential mate influences social behavior; however, there is a paucity of work that has extended this to the study of aggression. Thus, the current research had participants ( N = 1,035) view a picture of an attractive or unattractive member of the opposite sex. Participants then imagined themselves in front of the imagined person in a social setting in which they were provoked or not before completing an assessment of aggressive intentions. <br><br>RESULTS from the 2 (sex of participant) × 2 (attractiveness of the picture) × 2 (provocation or not) analysis of variance showed that males viewing an image of an attractive female had higher aggressive intentions when provoked than males viewing a nonattractive female; however, these effects were not found for female participants.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 0886-2605
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260517724831