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.

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