ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT230100401

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Identifying the goals and strategies people use to make others feel worse. This project aims to identify the goals and strategies people use to make others feel worse, the situation factors affecting goal formation, and the relative impact of different strategies. The project will develop a novel theoretical framework by applying emotion regulation theory a new area (worsening others' emotions), testing predictions through intensive longitudinal methods, experimental studies and a cross-national comparison of 15+ countries. Expected outcomes include new knowledge of the universal psychological processes that underpin aversive interactions, enhanced capacity for international collaboration, and policy guidance. Benefits include the potential to improve programs to decrease workplace bullying and domestic violence.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-2024

End Date: 02-2028

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $1,139,294.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Social and personality psychology | Social psychology | Personality and individual differences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)