Abstract
Summary Forty-two male college students were told that the effects of intellectual tasks on blood pressure were being tested. Half the Ss were frustrated and all Ss were then asked to write a five-minute story based on one of three TAT-type pictures; one of these depicted E. The frustration induction led to significant systolic elevations, but not to more fantasy aggression. Following writing, differences among groups as to blood pressure, self-ratings of anxiety, and anger were not significant. Blood pressure decreases could not be interpreted as evidence of catharsis produced by fantasy aggression. For nonfrustrated Ss, the amount of aggression in the stories was positively correlated with blood pressure increases. The methodological problems in using blood pressure in studying aggression were discussed.
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