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Empirical findings and real world applications

In another experiment that was based on this concept of appraisal theory (Lazarus 1991, 1990), a study completed by Amy M. Bippus and Stacy L. Young (2012) looked to closely examine the role of primary as well as secondary appraisals of those receiving hurtful messages, such as cyber bullying, and how this played an effect into how much hurt those people felt upon receiving these messages and also affected how they chose to cope with their pain. The experiment itself aimed to change the role that being emotionally hurt was perceived as in the appraisal process, because in this study, hurt was to be viewed as outcome of appraisal as opposed to other studies that have normally observed the aspect of hurt to be a precedent to the appraisal process. For this study, the researchers gathered a sum of 217 willing participants, which composed of 64 males as well as 153 females, all of whom were collegiate communications studies students who were receiving extra credit in a class for their time. These participants were then given a questionnaire to complete that involved being instructed to explain, in Bippus and Young's words, "the most recent situation in which your feelings were hurt," including aspects such as hurt that was caused by romantic partners, family members, close friends, etc. After this was done, both of the participants' primary and secondary appraisals were measured. The results of this study went on to show that the primary and secondary appraisals of the participants were only meekly able to predict the coping mechanisms that the participants took part in, but, on the other hand, were rather strong predictors as to what emotion they ended up feeling, as those receiving the messages were more likely to be hurt when they viewed the messages as rather intended or out of spite instead of a misunderstood form of humor in bad taste. These findings were able to continue to be in support of this concept of appraisal theory, as the primary and secondary appraisals of the participants were able to predict the emotion that was felt by the individuals more-so than the coping mechanisms they would involve themselves in.