Citation

Harris MB. Psychol. Rep. 1992; 70(1): 203-210.

Affiliation

Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131-1266.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1565721

Abstract

To learn more about people's beliefs about how to reduce anger, 416 college students were asked what they thought would be the effects of various responses to feeling angry. In general, they thought that behaving aggressively would make them feel worse and that distracting themselves and doing something nice for another would make them feel better. However, males, younger subjects, and those who had behaved more aggressively in the past were more likely to feel that behaving aggressively would elevate their mood. These observations are consistent with theories emphasizing the importance of cognitive variables in the experiences of anger and aggression.

Language: en