Not All Awe Is Equal: Divergent and Unstable Effects of Positive and Negative Awe on Aggressive Behavior.

Behav Sci (Basel) · 2026 · PMC13203893 · PMID 42193504

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Compared with the neutral condition, negative awe was associated with a lower proportion of bugs killed, although this effect only reached marginal significance ( p = 0.06, η 2 = 0.04), and no significant difference was observed for force intensity.

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Moreover, participants in the negative awe condition tended to eliminate fewer insects than those in the neutral condition, a difference that did not reach statistical significance, p = 0.06, η 2 = 0.04.

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