| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 948226 | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Positive mood decreased and negative mood increased people's motivation to blame innocent victims. ⺠Happy participants attributed more responsibility, and dissociated more from innocent victims they read about. ⺠In-group victims were blamed more than out-group victims. ⺠Positive mood functioned as a resource enabling people to cope with threatening information about the misfortune of others without resorting to victim blaming.
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Authors
Liz Goldenberg, Joseph P. Forgas,