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Assessed the effects of transgression on self-aggression and depression in 96 high school students. Male confederates induced 1/2 of the Ss to transgress by deceiving the E. As a measure of self-aggression all Ss gave themselves electric shocks of intensity which they personally selected. Ss were also given behavioral and subjective-report measures of depression, including the Mood Adjective Check List. Transgressing Ss showed significantly more self-aggression. Transgressing Ss also showed changes on behavioral measures of depression but not on subjective-report measures. Females showed significantly more self-aggression than males regardless of condition. Findings suggest that the altruistic behavior found to occur after transgression may be engaged in for its self-punitive aspect as well as, or rather than as, a means of social restitution, as has been previously suggested. Contrary to the suggestion of some theories of depression, self-punishment did not appear to alleviate depression. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1973 American Psychological Association.

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