As a result of mass polls, American psychologists were able to identify at what age the feeling of hatred usually arises, how long it lasts, and who most often becomes its object.
The feeling of hatred has always interested psychologists, sociologists and doctors. After all, it is it that is often responsible for mass psychoses, neuroses and other health disorders.
American psychologists Catherine-Aumer-Ryan from the University of Texas and Elaine Hatfield from the University of Hawaii at Manoa organized a mass survey in which ordinary people were to articulate what they mean by hatred and share their personal experiences.
Here are some of the findings from the polls:
Basically, we hate people we know, very rarely such a feeling can arise without direct contact. The main cause of hatred is betrayal: betrayal, as well as breaking promises, coupled with a strong aversion to the personality of the object.
The best way to get rid of hatred: frank conversation with the person who caused it, or with loved ones, as well as appeal to higher powers.
A very important role in the occurrence of this feeling is played by the gender and age of a person:
Most people experience real hatred at age 12. Some of the respondents said they hated someone as early as 6 months, others only at 40.
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When asked what the respondents meant by hatred, people usually appealed to similar emotions: extreme dislike, disgust, and anger.
Among the most common targets of hatred are ex-husbands, especially among women between 28 and 32 years old. In second place are colleagues. Former friends are hated by women rather than males.
The closer a person is, the more you love him - or loved him - the more you can hate him. The strongest anger is usually caused by close relatives, especially fathers. They are followed by mothers, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, brothers and sisters.
Almost no one hates friends and acquaintances (less than 1% of the respondents), but sharply negative feelings can be caused by their second halves.
Fortunately, hatred is not a very common feeling. Usually, during a lifetime, people hate an average of five people. In men, this feeling more often occurs at a later age, after 30 it becomes more intense and fades away by about 60.
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Vahagn Maloyan