Analyzing the microfoundations of human violence in the DRC : intrinsic and extrinsic rewards and the prediction of appetitive aggression

Haer, Roos; Banholzer, Lilli Susanne; Elbert, Thomas; Weierstall, Roland

Analyzing the microfoundations of human violence in the DRC : intrinsic and extrinsic rewards and the prediction of appetitive aggression

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Datum

2013

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Open Access Gold

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Psychologie
Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaft

Publikationstyp

Zeitschriftenartikel

Publikationsstatus

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Conflict and Health. 2013, 7(1), 11. eISSN 1752-1505. Available under: doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-7-11

Zusammenfassung

Background

Civil wars are characterized by intense forms of violence, such as torture, maiming and rape. Political scientists suggest that this form of political violence is fostered through the provision of particular intrinsic and extrinsic rewards to combatants. In the field of psychology, the perpetration of this kind of cruelty is observed to be positively linked to appetitive aggression. Over time, combatants start to enjoy the fights and even the perpetration of atrocities. In this study, we examine how receiving rewards (intrinsic versus extrinsic) influence the level of appetitive aggression exhibited by former combatants.

Method

We surveyed 95 former combatants in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Results

Linear regression analyses reveal that intrinsic as well as extrinsic rewards are linked to the former combatants’ Appetitive Aggression score. However, this relationship is partly determined by the way in which combatants are recruited: While abducted combatants seem to react more strongly to extrinsic rewards, the score of those that joined voluntarily is primarily determined by intrinsic rewards.

Conclusions

We conclude that receiving rewards influence the level of appetitive aggression. However, which type of rewards (intrinsic versus extrinsic) is of most importance is determined by the way combatants are recruited.

Fachgebiet (DDC)

150 Psychologie

Schlagwörter

Extrinsic rewards, Intrinsic rewards, Appetitive aggression, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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HAER, Roos, Lilli Susanne BANHOLZER, Thomas ELBERT, Roland WEIERSTALL, 2013. Analyzing the microfoundations of human violence in the DRC : intrinsic and extrinsic rewards and the prediction of appetitive aggression. In: Conflict and Health. 2013, 7(1), 11. eISSN 1752-1505. Available under: doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-7-11

BibTex

@article{Haer2013Analy-23475,
  year={2013},
  doi={10.1186/1752-1505-7-11},
  title={Analyzing the microfoundations of human violence in the DRC : intrinsic and extrinsic rewards and the prediction of appetitive aggression},
  number={1},
  volume={7},
  journal={Conflict and Health},
  author={Haer, Roos and Banholzer, Lilli Susanne and Elbert, Thomas and Weierstall, Roland},
  note={Article Number: 11}
}

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