Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Kant, Leo"

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Beware the angry leader: Trait anger and trait anxiety as predictors of petty tyranny

Kant, Leo; Skogstad, Anders; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Einarsen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)

Drawing on the general aggression model and theories of victimization and temperamental goodness-of-fit, we investigated trait anger and trait anxiety as antecedents of petty tyranny: employing a multilevel design with ...
Working Under the Gun: A Theoretical Analysis of Stressors Associated With the Re-negotiation of Norms and Control of Work Tasks During COVID-19

Kant, Leo; Norman, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-27)

The COVID-19 pandemic has led many of the world's nations to impose numerous preventive and mitigative measures to increase social distance, including various forms of home isolation and quarantine. A central premise for ...
You must be joking! Benign violations, power asymmetry, and humor in a broader social context

Kant, Leo; Norman, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-19)

Violated expectations can indeed be funny, as is acknowledged by incongruity theories of humor. According to the Benign Violation Theory (BVT), something is perceived as humorous when it hits the “sweet spot,” where there ...