Science has proved that we are actually cruelest to those closet to us. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
In the words of Deborah South Richardson, a psychology professor at Georgia Regents University, “it’s not strangers that we need to fear,” but rather our nearest and dearest. After careful research and observation, Richardson has finally proved that the old adage, "you always hurt the one you love,” is as scientific as it is sentimental. Why this is, however, is still a mystery.
Science Says It's True
In a phenomenon she calls “everyday aggression,” Richardson says that it is in fact those closest to our hearts who are capable of inflicting the most harm, through both words and actions, The Huffington Post reported. The researcher had been analyzing everyday aggression since 1974 and has recently published her study on it in Current Directions in Psychological Science. She admits that this was a difficult area to study because we aren’t always aware of our own intentions. For example, "People don't really say to themselves, 'I'm really annoyed at this person so now I'm going to spread rumors about them,’" Richardson explained. In her study she was only able to include aggression that people were aware of. Still, Richardson didn’t need much more information to conclude what we’ve always suspected: Humans are awfully cruel, especially toward those we love.
Science has proved that we are actually cruelest to those closet to us. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
In the words of Deborah South Richardson, a psychology professor at Georgia Regents University, “it’s not strangers that we need to fear,” but rather our nearest and dearest. After careful research and observation, Richardson has finally proved that the old adage, "you always hurt the one you love,” is as scientific as it is sentimental. Why this is, however, is still a mystery.
Science Says It's True
In a phenomenon she calls “everyday aggression,” Richardson says that it is in fact those closest to our hearts who are capable of inflicting the most harm, through both words and actions, The Huffington Post reported. The researcher had been analyzing everyday aggression since 1974 and has recently published her study on it in Current Directions in Psychological Science. She admits that this was a difficult area to study because we aren’t always aware of our own intentions. For example, "People don't really say to themselves, 'I'm really annoyed at this person so now I'm going to spread rumors about them,’" Richardson explained. In her study she was only able to include aggression that people were aware of. Still, Richardson didn’t need much more information to conclude what we’ve always suspected: Humans are awfully cruel, especially toward those we love.
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