Abstract
The present article presents a descriptive review of the historical transition of research on displaced aggression. After Marcus-Newhall, Pedersen, Carlson, & Miller (2000) stated that “Displaced aggression is alive and well” and used a meta-analysis to identify some moderating variables, 2 possible lines of research emerged. One of these examines displaced aggression as a form of aggression, and compares it to direct aggression ; the other examines triggered displaced aggression (TDA). Research on triggered displaced aggression is elaborating triggering mechanisms of displaced aggression, based on a theoretical model of triggered displaced aggression (Miller, Pedersen, Earleywine, & Pollock, 2003). A Displaced Aggression Questionnaire has been developed, for example, and a buffering effect studied. The present article indicates future directions for research on displaced aggression, including development of displaced aggression, displaced aggression as a social behavior, interventions that apply relationships found in experimental studies, further elaboration of the theoretical model, and a comparison of direct aggression, displaced aggression, and triggered displaced aggression.
