Injustice and its relations with anger and aggression in
organizational and educational settings

Alexandra Didry (1) , Anne-Sophie Henner (1) , Pascale Salhani (1)

1 SCLS EA-3071 - Affects, Processus Cognitifs et Conduites Sociales

Among affective factors leading to aggressive behaviour, anger (Granic & Butler, 1998) and
injustice seem to be closely linked and to play an important role (Baron, Neumann & Geddes,
1999 ; Miller, 2001). However, few researches have studied the relation between those three
factors. Indeed, empirical investigations conduced in organizations showed significant links
between injustice and workplace aggression, without particularly taking into account anger in
this relationship. At the same time, studies conduced in school settings identified significant
links between anger and aggression, but did not take account of injustice in this relationship.
The aim of this research is to examine the relation between injustice (distributive, procedural,
interactional), anger (State-Trait), and aggression ; both in organizational and educational
settings.

Mots clés: Organizational injustice; Educational Injustice; Anger; Aggressive Behavior

Mots clés: Injustice organisationnelle; Injustice educationnelle; colère; comportement agressif

Domaines: Psychologie

Alexandra Didry, Anne-Sophie Henner, Pascale Salhani. Injustice and its relations with anger and aggression in
organizational and educational settings. 11th International Social Justice Conference
Social Justice in a World of Change: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Humboldt University of Berlin, Aug 2006. ⟨halshs-00110432⟩