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The Upside of Outrage

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Spring, Victoria L., Cameron, C. Daryl, Cikara, Mina·2018·Trends in Cognitive Sciences
DOI 10.1016/j.tics.2018.09.006
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Abstract

A debate has emerged across disciplines about why people engage in costly helping. Empathy is one mechanism. We highlight a second, more controversial motivator: moral outrage. Integrating findings from moral psychology and intergroup literatures, we suggest outrage is a critical force for collective action and highlight directions for future research.

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  • Moral outrage can encourage an active response, such as protests for social justice.

    “moral outrage can encourage an active response, such as protests for social justice (Hutcherson & Gross 2011, Jost et al. 2018, Spring et al. 2018, van Zomeren et al. 2004)”

    From Social Media and Morality. (2024) · cites this paper as Spring et al. 2018

  • Lack of gatekeepers can facilitate organizing and collective action.

    “This lack of gatekeepers can facilitate organizing and collective action (Spring et al. 2018).”

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Authors
Spring, V. L., Cameron, C. D., & Cikara, M.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Spring, Victoria L.
ORCID
Venue
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-12
Volume
22
Issue
12
Pages
1067-1069
ISSN
1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.tics.2018.09.006
OpenAlex
W2897602272
Cited by
86
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2
FWCI
3.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Science Foundation (1660707, 1551559)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
Keywords
moral outrage, costly helping, collective action, empathy, intergroup relations, moral psychology, prosocial motivation
MeSH terms
Emotions, Humans, Morals, Social Behavior

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