Comparative analysis of emotional reactivity induced by licit violence images in fighting sports

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Violence, Sport, Fighting

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Images depicting physical and sporting activities are generally rated as positive, while images of violence are rated as negative and warning. The main objective of this study was to evaluate emotional reactivity, in the dimensions of activation and affective valence, attributed to images of licit violence in fighting sports. The specific objectives were: I - measure the level of emotional activation of the violence figures; II - evaluate the affective valence triggered by the visualization of violence figures; III - compare the averages obtained in the violence images with the standardized images in the positive, neutral and negative IAPS categories. For assessment was used the Manikin Self-Assessment, a pictorial likert scale to assess the emotional dimensions investigated. Three evaluative reports were prepared with 90 images each - 30 experimental images (fights) and 60 from the IAPS (20 each category). It was observed that the fighting figures differed from all the IAPS categories, both in the activation dimension and in the affective valence. It concludes that the patterns of valence and emotional activation attributed to images of violence may differ from what is reported in the literature, depending on the context and type of violence.

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Thauan Rocha Porto, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Graduado em Psicologia pelo Instituto de Ciências da Sociedade e Desenvolvimento Regional (ESR) da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) em Campos dos Goytacazes. Especialista em Psicologia Escolar e Educacional pela Faculdade Venda Nova do Imigrante (FAVENI). Tem interesse em psicologia cognitiva, neurociências, psicologia evolucionista e inteligência artificial.

Tamires Cândido de Santana, Prô Mundo Psicologia

Graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Tem interesse em neuropsicologia, psicologia escolar e psicologia hospitalar. Psicóloga clínica.

Maurício da Silva Júnior, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Graduação em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2015), Especialista em Neurociência Aplicada e Mestre em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2017), atualmente doutorando em Psicologia Cognitiva pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Tem interesse acadêmico pelos efeitos da estimulação com batidas binaurais e do treinamento com neurofeedback sobre aspectos da cognição e comportamento.

Erick Conde, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Graduado em Psicologia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Mestre em Neuroimunologia e doutor em Neurociências pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). Professor do Departamento de Psicologia e pesquisador do Núcleo de Estudo e Aplicação em Psicologia (NEAPsi-UFF) do Instituto de Ciências da Sociedade e Desenvolvimento Regional (ESR) da UFF.

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2022-12-27

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Porto, T. R., Santana, T. C. de, Silva Júnior, M. da, & Conde, E. (2022). Comparative analysis of emotional reactivity induced by licit violence images in fighting sports. Mundo Livre: Revista Multidisciplinar, 8(2), 25-39. Retrieved from https://periodicos.uff.br/mundolivre/article/view/55358

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