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Coverage highlights a study on the effects of revenge

Culture · First reported 8 Nov, 18:35 · Updated 19:43

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The two articles present small acts of revenge as potentially enjoyable, with one reporting that a study found a mood boost without a later emotional crash.

  • The Times reports that a major study found revenge can give an immediate mood boost without a later emotional crash.
  • The Times says the finding challenges what psychologists previously thought.
  • The Daily Mail frames the topic around retaliation against an ex, colleague or neighbour, and says readers may have imagined doing so.
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Revenge gives an immediate mood boost without a bitter emotional crash.
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An ex, a colleague and a neighbour.

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