Relation of the Tendency to Feel Anger and Postanger Reappraisals

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ID13664972
AutoresShinya Abe (0000-0002-9314-5617, Kansai University, autor de correspondencia), Shingo Abe (Kansai University), Osamu Takagi (Kansai University)
Año2005
Volumen96
Número3_suppl
Páginas971-976
Fecha de publicación2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.96.3c.971-976
PMID16173363
OpenAlexW2102810591
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas10

The present study was designed to identify defensive reappraisals by analyzing their relations to changes in an interpersonal situation following expression of anger and reappraisals as well as to identify the characteristics of people who use defensive reappraisals. Japanese undergraduate students (N= 229) responded to a questionnaire on how they express anger in daily life. Analysis indicated the group who reported a lower tendency to feel anger (the Low group) reported reappraisals such that Damage to Self was less severe, and Instigator's Responsibility was smaller than that for the group who reported a higher tendency (the High group), which suggested that people who tend to feel less anger use reappraisals to reduce their anger after expression more than those who tend to feel more anger. Moreover, the amount of variance in Reappraisals accounted for by Changes in Interpersonal Situation was small in the Low group (R2=.06) compared to that for the High group (R2=.48), so people who tend to feel less anger seem to use defensive reappraisals

Anger · Developmental psychology · Interpersonal communication · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Clinical Psychology · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology