Dynamic of aggressive Dynamic of aggressive behavior at the context behavior at the context

of reflective processof reflective process

Elena ChernyshkovaElena ChernyshkovaNational Research University National Research University Higher School of EconomicsHigher School of Economics, ,

Moscow, the Russian FederationMoscow, the Russian Federation

AggressionAggression

is determined as any activity which is determined as any activity which cause or can cause damage cause or can cause damage

(physical or moral) to a man, a (physical or moral) to a man, a social group or an animal social group or an animal

(Rean, 1996)(Rean, 1996)

Reflection Reflection

is termed as the psychic process is termed as the psychic process of psyche’s own self-perception of psyche’s own self-perception

and analysis, helping to and analysis, helping to understand another peoples’ understand another peoples’

psychic peculiarities psychic peculiarities ((KarpovKarpov, 2003), 2003)

““Significant other”Significant other”

is the personality that is ideally is the personality that is ideally represented in another personality represented in another personality

and it influences the latter, changes and it influences the latter, changes it emotional, motivation and it emotional, motivation and

semantic spheres (semantic spheres (Petrovsky, 2006)Petrovsky, 2006)

SUBJECT’S REFLECTING PROCESS SUBJECT’S REFLECTING PROCESS INTENSIFICATIONINTENSIFICATION

THE PRESENCE OF THE PRESENCE OF ““SIGNIFICANT OTHER” INTROJECTSIGNIFICANT OTHER” INTROJECT

AGGRESSION CONTROLAGGRESSION CONTROL, , INHIBITION OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONSINHIBITION OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

LOWERLOWERFREQUENCY FREQUENCY

OF OF AGGRESSIVE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORBEHAVIOR

The hypothesis of research The hypothesis of research

is the followingis the following: :

if reflection is actualized by if reflection is actualized by “significant other” presence, then “significant other” presence, then

the frequency of aggressive reaction the frequency of aggressive reaction occurrence is loweroccurrence is lower

Examples of Examples of investigation picturesinvestigation pictures::

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RRESULTS ANDESULTS AND DISCUSSION:DISCUSSION:

Investigation results about direction of reactions demonstrate a reduction of

extrapunitiveness in the situations mentioned above: situation one, two,

three, five and six

RRESULTS ANDESULTS AND DISCUSSION:DISCUSSION:

Such type of aggressive reactions as “ego-defense” statistical significantly

decreases in situation three

RRESULTS ANDESULTS AND DISCUSSION:DISCUSSION:

In the first situation “obstacle-dominance” and in the forth situation “need-persistence” type of reactions

increase

RRESULTS ANDESULTS AND DISCUSSION:DISCUSSION:

On the first hand, quantity of extrapunitive reactions decreases and

impunitiveness increases

RRESULTS ANDESULTS AND DISCUSSION:DISCUSSION:

On the other hand, such type of responses as “ego-defense” type

decreases, but other types, such as “obstacle-dominance” and “need-persistence” achieve momentum

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