Objectives

Drawing on Agnew’s (2006) general strain theory, this study tested the direct effects of police procedural injustice on participants’ emotionality and behavioral coping intentions. The mediating effects of emotionality were also assessed.

Methods

Data come from factorial vignettes depicting citizen-initiated encounters that were administered to a university-based sample in 2018 (N = 525). The procedural injustice stimuli reflected police behavior that violated the principles of procedural justice. Four emotional responses—angry, disgusted, happy, and appreciative—were assessed, and behavioral coping intentions were operationalized using two measures: immediate compliance with police directives and willingness to call the police in the future.

Results

Procedural injustice was directly associated with participants’ emotionality and their behavioral coping intentions. The relationships between procedural injustice and behavioral coping intentions were partially mediated by emotionality.

Conclusions

These findings underscore the negative consequences of procedural injustice during citizen-initiated police encounters.

中文翻译：

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公民发起的警察遭遇过程中程序不公正和情绪化的影响

目标

借鉴 Agnew (2006) 的一般压力理论，本研究测试了警察程序不公正对参与者情绪和行为应对意图的直接影响。还评估了情绪的中介作用。

方法

数据来自 2018 年对大学样本进行的描述公民发起的遭遇的阶乘小插曲（N  = 525）。程序不公正的刺激反映了警察违反程序公正原则的行为。评估了四种情绪反应——愤怒、厌恶、快乐和欣赏——并使用两种措施将行为应对意图付诸实施：立即遵守警察指令和愿意在未来报警。

结果

程序不公正与参与者的情绪和他们的行为应对意图直接相关。程序不公正与行为应对意图之间的关系部分由情绪调节。

结论

这些发现强调了公民发起的警察遭遇过程中程序不公正的负面后果。