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Emotions in attacker-defender conflicts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2019

Patricia Cernadas Curotto ,
Eran Halperin ,
David Sander  and
Olga Klimecki
Patricia Cernadas Curotto
Affiliation:
Laboratory for the Study of Emotion Elicitation and Expression, Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerlandpatricia.cernadas@unige.chhttp://cms.unige.ch/fapse/EmotionLab/Members/patricia-cernadas-curotto/ Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, 1202 Genève, Switzerlanddavid.sander@unige.chhttp://cms.unige.ch/fapse/EmotionLab/Members/david-sander/ Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, 46150, Israeleran.halperin@idc.ac.ilhttps://www.eranhalperin.com/
Eran Halperin
Affiliation:
Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, 46150, Israeleran.halperin@idc.ac.ilhttps://www.eranhalperin.com/
David Sander
Affiliation:
Laboratory for the Study of Emotion Elicitation and Expression, Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerlandpatricia.cernadas@unige.chhttp://cms.unige.ch/fapse/EmotionLab/Members/patricia-cernadas-curotto/ Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, 1202 Genève, Switzerlanddavid.sander@unige.chhttp://cms.unige.ch/fapse/EmotionLab/Members/david-sander/
Olga Klimecki
Affiliation:
Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, 1202 Genève, Switzerlanddavid.sander@unige.chhttp://cms.unige.ch/fapse/EmotionLab/Members/david-sander/ Department of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1202 Genève, Switzerland. olga.klimecki@unige.chhttps://olgaklimecki.com/
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Abstract

The distinction between attackers and defenders might help refine the understanding of the role of emotions in conflicts. Here, we briefly discuss differences between attackers and defenders in terms of appraisals, action tendencies, emotional preferences, and brain activities. Finally, we outline how attackers and defenders may differ in their response to emotion-based interventions that aim to promote conflict resolution.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e120
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