Frustration
GLOSSARY
An interference with the occurrence of an instigated goal-response at its proper time in the behavior sequence. Frustrations are aversive events and generate aggressive inclinations only to the extent that they produce negative affect. Contrast with anger and rage. See also moral outrage. The emotion core to the frustration-aggression hypothesis.


Reference:
Dollard, J., Miller, N. E., Doob, L. W., Mowrer, O. H., & Sears, R. R. (1939). Frustration and aggression. New Haven: Yale University Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315008172
Berkowitz, L. (1989). Frustration-aggression hypothesis: examination and reformulation. Psychological Bulletin, 106(1), 59-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.106.1.59
