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Paranoia increases the perception of harmful intent from others. While this perception predicts aggressive behavior, paranoia itself did not directly increase aggression in this study.

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  • Paranoia is characterized by beliefs of others having harmful intent.
  • Previous research links paranoia to interpreting ambiguous intentions as harmful.

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Main Results:

  • Higher paranoia correlated with greater assumption of opponent's harmful intent.
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  • Paranoia did not directly predict preemptive strikes, but was linked to general aggressiveness and beliefs about others' self-interest.

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  • Paranoia is associated with perceiving social threats in uncertain situations.
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  • Findings suggest paranoia's complex role in promoting or inhibiting preemptive aggressive behaviors.