Role Of Anger Research Articles

Multiple dimensions of immorality

ABSTRACT We conducted a four-part study to map out the conceptual space of a diverse set of immoral items, including those that are extreme and/or intergroup (e.g. child sex abuse, genocide, slavery), with the goal of identifying attributes spontaneously used in moral judgment. In Part 1, we identified 56 immoral items. In Part 2, participants completed a similarity-based card sort task of the 56 immoral items. Multidimensional scaling (MDS) indicated that three-dimensional space was needed to capture the perceived differences among the items. In Part 3, regression analysis indicated that perceived similarity among the immoral items related to their commonness, objectivity, forgivability, and legality. In Part 4, regression analysis indicated that the configuration of immoral items corresponded to the amount of anger and disgust the items elicited and items’ perceived harmfulness. We attempt to synthesize these results and answer questions about the roles of anger, disgust, and harm in moral judgment.

The Role of Intuitive Anger in Public Punitiveness: An Investigation Into the Influence of Anger on People’s Reactions to Crime

Anger is a fundamental human emotion characterized by opposition, impatience, and dissatisfaction. It is usually triggered during particular events and could result in a variety of physiological and behavioral reactions (DeCelles et al., 2020). This study focused on the role of anger in people’s reactions to crime. Specifically, it investigated intuitive anger, a quick and automatic negative emotional response that opposes principles of punishment but still contributes to punitiveness. To explore the influence of intuitive anger on the tendency to impose punishment or penalties on others, this study used facial electromyography (fEMG) and collected data from students at McGill University in Canada (N= 40). The present study’s repeated-measures experimental design would enable testing of the hypothesis that when making punitive decisions for alleged «stereotypical criminals,» individuals will exhibit greater responses of intuitive anger. It was anticipated that the display of images depicting stereotypical criminals would result in a substantial rise in instinctive anger response compared to images of atypical criminals. This is because the former are often perceived as lacking warmth (meaning, a lack of friendliness, kindness, and approachability) (Fiske et al., 2002). Therefore, this approach suggests potential variations in emotional responses based on the type of image presented.

Associates of Distress Tolerance among Adolescents: Role of Anger, Worry and Sadness

This study examined the relationship between intolerant behavior; anger, worry, and sadness among adolescents. Participants were to be taken from the different schools of district Faisalabad of the Punjab Province 400 selected adolescents through purposive sampling. The participants' age range was 10 to 18 years old. The following criteria were to be applied to evaluate the results of the investigation. Using a demographic form, personal data about teenagers' worry management was gathered (J. L. Zeman, Cassano, Suveg, & Shipman, 2010) was used to investigate emotional management. The distress tolerance scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005) assesses emotional management. To investigate the findings, descriptive statistics, regression analysis, and t-test analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings showed that there is a significant positive predictive relationship between intolerant behavior and sadness among adolescents [R2=105; F (1,398) =46.6 73, p<.001], Results also showed Intolerant conduct positively predicted worry in adolescents. [R2=066; F (1,398) =28.182, p<.001]. Anger and intolerant conduct are positively correlated in adolescence.. [R2=109; F (1,398) =48.699, p<.001]. The findings of the present study concluded that intolerant behavior is positively associated with sadness, worry, and anger.

The shield of the screen: The role of anger on the development of social media addiction and internet gaming disorder

<p>This study aims to explore if the dimensions of anger can be risk factors for the development of social media addiction and an internet gaming disorder, considering that the correlation between anger and these specific subcategories of internet addiction can represent a core intervention in their prevention and treatment. 477 subjects, recruited among the general population, were assessed on-line by the following tools: STAXI–2; BSMAS, and IGDS9–SF. A correlation analyses showed a significantly positive relationship between the total score of the BSMAS and the STAXI–2 scales SANG (<italic>p</italic> < 0.0001), TANG (<italic>p</italic> < 0.0001), AX–O (<italic>p</italic> = 0.003), and AX–I (<italic>p</italic> < 0.0001), and between the total score of the IGDS9–SF and the STAXI–2 scales SANG (<italic>p</italic> = 0.002), TANG (<italic>p</italic> < 0.0001), AX–O (<italic>p</italic> = 0.001), AX–I (<italic>p</italic> < 0.0001), and AC–O (<italic>p</italic> = 0.004). A linear regression model showed how TANG and AX–I were direct predictors of the BSMAS total scores, and how AX–I was a direct predictor of the IGDS9–SF total scores. It appears plausible that there is a significant correlation between the dimensions of anger and the emergence of social media addiction and internet gaming: internet usage may serve as a coping mechanism for emotional or social challenges and as a protective screen to deal with negative emotions.</p>

Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents: Comparing in-session interactions in good and poor outcome cases

Objective: To identify and describe in-session interaction patterns between psychoanalytic therapists and adolescents diagnosed with major depressive disorder, comparing good and poor outcome cases. Method: Audio recordings for 100 psychotherapy sessions from 10 Short-Term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies were analysed using the Adolescent Psychotherapy Q-Set (APQ). The cases and sessions were evenly divided into two groups (poor outcome and good outcome, 5 patients and 50 sessions per group). Interaction patterns were analysed with an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), while group differences were assessed through t-tests. Results: The EFA revealed three factors: (1) “Open, engaged young person working collaboratively with a therapist to make sense of their experiences”, (2) “Directive therapist with a young person fluctuating in emotional state and unwilling to explore”, (3) “Young person expressing anger and irritation and challenging the therapist”. Factor 1 was significantly more prominent in the good outcome cases, while factor 3, on the contrary, was more significantly related to the poor outcome cases. Factor 2 was equally present in both groups. Conclusion: Besides reinforcing to researchers and clinicians the association between a collaborative psychotherapy process with good outcomes, our findings also provide empirical data regarding the role of anger in adolescent depression and the psychotherapy process.

Rage of righteousness: Anger's role in promoting debunking effects during the COVID-19 pandemic

The concerning proliferation of misinformation and its adverse consequences have spurred considerable effort among scholars and practitioners to debunk misinformation. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated how emotions influence the effectiveness of debunking. In our study, following the cognitive functional model, we analyzed 441 short videos on Douyin and their 8315 comments to examine how videos that debunk misinformation with punishment-focused frames improve the effectiveness of debunking. Our results demonstrate that the audience's anger, which we characterize as righteous anger, can be induced by video content that primes a preference for the punishment of creators and spreaders of misinformation. Moreover, when anger facilitates the audience's trust in debunking, message involvement and argument quality can intensify their anger.

The role of anger in mediating the effects of procedural justice and injustice

Research has found that people’s perceptions of the extent to which authority figures behave in a procedurally just (or unjust) manner have powerful effects on a variety of outcomes. Procedural justice has been shown to influence people’s sense of obligation to obey and willingness to cooperate with the law and its agents, as well as people’s willingness to comply with the law and legal authorities. Yet very little research has examined the causal mechanisms through which the perceived fairness of procedures influences these outcomes. One possibility is that procedural injustice may trigger affective responses such as anger, frustration, or fear. In this study, we test the effects of three procedural justice conditions on a variety of outcomes using a laboratory-style experiment that simulates a police traffic stop. At the same time, we test the extent to which the relationships between procedural justice and these outcomes are mediated by people’s self-reported levels of anger. Our findings reveal that the treatment conditions had strong effects on self-reported anger, with the procedural justice condition decreasing anger, and the procedural injustice condition increasing anger. Moreover, the findings reveal that the treatment conditions also exerted indirect effects on all outcomes through anger. Taken together, these findings reinforce the importance of emotion in mediating the effects of procedural justice on a variety of outcomes during intergroup encounters.

Perceived overqualification and proactive behavior: The role of anger and job complexity

According to the model of proactive motivation (Parker et al., 2010), previous literature on the relationship between perceived overqualification (POQ) and proactive behavior overlooked the pivotal role of the “energized to” motivational state, which primarily involves activated affects that motivate individuals' proactive behaviors. Moreover, research on the “energized to” motivational state mainly examined aggregated emotions, which masked the effects of each discrete emotion. Drawing on the model of proactive motivation and the recalibrational theory of anger, we proposed an “energized to” mechanism of the relationship between POQ and proactive behavior indicated by anger toward the organization, a typical discrete emotion, while job complexity moderates the positive effect of POQ on anger toward the organization. We examined research hypotheses using three-wave time-lag data of 473 individuals from 62 teams. Results revealed that individuals' anger toward the organization mediated the relationship between POQ and proactive behavior. Furthermore, job complexity buffered the effect of POQ on anger toward the organization as well as the indirect effect of POQ on employees' proactive behavior via anger toward the organization. Implications, limitations, and future directions of the present study are discussed.

Losing talent due to COVID-19: The roles of anger and fear on industry turnover intentions

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the US hospitality industry workforce experienced significant job loss via furloughs and job eliminations. Over a year later, the American hospitality industry is now facing a labor shortage. However, there is a dearth of literature explaining why the hospitality industry's response due to a mega-event, like the pandemic, can motivate employees to leave the hospitality industry. Instead, theory and research have primarily focused on organizations as the focal point for understanding turnover, while neglecting the industry. Using the affect theory of social exchange, this paper examined how anger and fear related to job status changes (i.e., being furloughed or laid-off) due to the pandemic, influence intentions to leave the industry. Study 1 used a survey of management-level employees, whereas Study 2 used an experiment to test the proposed model. Both studies showed that employees who lost their job due to the pandemic felt more anger and fear than those still employed. However, mediation analyses revealed anger, but not fear, as the primary driver of industry turnover intentions. These results highlight a potentially problematic trend. Should skilled hospitality workers switch industries due to job loss amidst an industry-wide negative event, it may become difficult for hospitality businesses to find qualified employees once the industry recovers and rehiring begins.

To reflect and learn: the emotional labor strategies of victims of workplace ostracism and the role of anger

ABSTRACT Research on coping with workplace ostracism has mainly focused on victims’ behaviors. This study provides additional insights by focusing on victims’ cognitive processes and emotion regulation to determine how workplace ostracism leads them to reflect and act on their emotions. Drawing on emotion regulation theory and ego depletion theory, we proposed a moderated mediation model to examine the mediating role of reflective learning in the relationships between workplace ostracism and emotional labor and the moderating effect of anger on the process. We conducted an experimental vignette study with 199 working adults in China. When the participants reported low levels of anger in response to workplace ostracism, they engaged in more surface acting and deep acting through reflective learning. However, when the participants reported high levels of anger, they did not use reflective learning effectively. We discuss the implications of these results for both research and practice.

Anger and the investigative journalist

What is the place of anger in the work of journalism? Based on a discourse analysis of investigative journalists’ reflections on the role of anger in their work, this paper explores common understandings of the utility and ‘proper place’ of anger in journalism. I argue that anger can be usefully theorised by drawing on P.F. Strawson’s account of anger as a reactive attitude and Amia Srinivsasan’s account of anger having dimensions of aptness and prudence. In contrast to existing work arguing for a norm proscribing emotion in journalistic texts, anger forms a valued component in the work of investigative journalists, albeit one with important norms around its control and management.

Linking Perceived Organizational Politics to Workplace Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Role of Anger and Fear.

The introduction of information and communication technologies in the workplace has extended the scope of bullying behaviors at work to the online context. However, less is known about the role of situational factors in encouraging cyberbullying behavior in the workplace. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of perceived organizational politics in fueling cyberbullying in the workplace, and to examine the central role of negative emotions in this process. The sample comprised 279 faculty members of three large public sector universities in Islamabad, Pakistan. Results demonstrated that perceived organizational politics was positively associated with discrete negative emotions of anger and fear. Moreover, results indicated that anger was positively associated with cyberbullying perpetration, whereas fear was positively associated with face-to-face bullying victimization. Results also supported the idea that victims of face-to-face bullying may develop a positive attitude toward cyberbullying and retaliate against their more powerful face-to-face bullies online, possibly anonymously. We contribute to the literature by demonstrating that both forms of bullying can co-occur in the workplace as a consequence of perceived organizational politics, and the two roles—bully and victim—may be swapped among victims and perpetrators.

How Crying Fabricated Tears Negatively Impacts Women More Than Men: The Role of Anger and Empathy

Across two studies (n = 429), we examine how observers react to people who cry genuine tears versus fabricated tears (also known as “fake tears” or “crocodile tears”) during performance feedback evaluations. In doing so we shed light on an area of deceptive emotional expression that has yet to receive full attention in organizations. Using role congruity theory as a framework, we find that observers are angrier and less empathetic towards women who cry fabricated tears compared to men who cry fabricated tears. This emotional reaction then spills over to negatively affect downstream variables such as assessments of leadership capability and helping behavior. These findings suggest that crying fabricated tears during performance feedback evaluations can backfire for women. However, the type of tears (fabricated vs. genuine) had no effect for male criers. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

The Role of Anger in Motivating Leadership.

As doctors, we see every working day the pervasive effects of different forms of structural violence and discrimination that undermine the hopes and aspirations of those on the losing side. This leads to powerlessness, fear and anger. Anger is not only forward facing but also directed toward, systems, institutions, governments—rather than individuals. At its best it is a protest against the status quo. We point out that leadership is one of the core values of our professionalism. In the light of what we see and hear, we have a responsibility to use the anger that this engenders within us to speak truth to power: this speaking is leadership. Our message is: feel the fear and the anger, use it to change the world, and enfold leadership in hope and the pursuit of justice.

The Role of Anger in Traumatic Harm and Recovery for Sexual Violence Survivors

ABSTRACT Sexual violence is a strong predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Sexual violence survivors presenting for PTSD treatment may experience and express a range of distressing emotions. An extensive body of research guides clinical conceptualization and targeting of fear responses in PTSD treatment. Models to guide clinicians in working with posttraumatic anger, in contrast, are scarce. To address this gap, we: 1) provide a review of the theoretical and empirical literature on sexual violence, anger, and trauma recovery among sexual violence survivors; 2) integrate this literature with social functionalist theories of anger; and 3) discuss implications of this integration for adaptively leveraging anger in psychological treatment.

Childhood adversity and physical health among Asian Indian emerging adults in the United States: Exploring disease-specific vulnerabilities and the role of anger.

Objective: The link between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and negative health outcomes is well established among middle-aged adults and within the general population; however, ACEs' impact on physical health among emerging adults and specific ethnic minority groups, such as distinct Asian American subgroups, remains understudied and poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between ACEs, anger expression, stress, and physical health in a sample of Asian Indian (AI) emerging adults (18-29 years) living in the United States. Method: Participants (N = 132; Mage = 23.52; 13.6% first generation; 86.4% born in United States) completed an electronic questionnaire measuring variables of ACEs, anger expression, recent stress, health history, self-rated health, and recent physical illness symptoms. Chi-square, regression, and mediation analyses were conducted to examine associations among variables. Results: ACEs significantly predicted greater anger expression, perceived stress, number of chronic health conditions, and recent physical illness symptoms. Ninety-four percent of participants with ≥ 3 ACEs endorsed at least 1 previously diagnosed medical condition, and these participants exhibited remarkably high odds of diabetes and high blood pressure. Mediation analyses indicated anger expression significantly mediated ACEs' impact on recent stress and physical illness symptoms. Conclusions: Findings evidence that ACE-related physical health consequences are, in fact, already detectable by emerging adulthood among AI Americans. The distinct ACEs patterns and pronounced ACE-related health consequences found in this population warrant further study. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Emotional awareness and relational aggression: The roles of anger and maladaptive anger regulation

Based on the I3 theory of aggression (Finkel & Hall, 2018), in two studies, we examined the emotional awareness as an inhibitory control factor in predicting reactive relational aggression, aggression-impelling traits (dispositional anger) and diminished inhibitory control (maladaptive anger regulation), in a non-clinical samples of 218 and 103 Polish adults. In study 1, using cross-sectional design, we showed that dispositional attention to emotions correlated negatively with anger suppression, while emotional clarity correlated negatively with both trait anger and anger suppression. Reactive relational aggression was positively linked to anger, whereas it was negatively associated with attention to emotions, emotional clarity and anger suppression. Anger suppression mediated the effects of attention to emotions on relational aggression. In study 2, we used an imagined provoking scenario. Dispositional emotional awareness was related to anger intensity experienced after provocation and anger regulation (suppression, rumination and experimental avoidance). Anger intensity and anger regulation affected situational involuntary attention to emotions after provocation which was alone a significant predictor of relational aggression. Facets of emotional awareness (both dispositional and situational) had differential effects on relationally aggressive behavior and anger regulation.

A role of anger from the perspective of game theory: A responder in an ultimatum game as an example

A role of anger from the perspective of game theory: A responder in an ultimatum game as an example

The Role of Anger in a Leisure-Based Service Failure: Lessons for Recovery

ABSTRACT Client upset is one of the greatest challenges for service providers. Anger, in particular, can have dramatic and negative effects on clients’ responses to hospitality services and to the service providers themselves. This study explores how staff might best respond to angry clients. Guided by justice theory, psychological coping theory, and the service recovery literature, we examine conditions that generate anger among clients and how angry clients prefer to be involved in service recovery efforts. Specifically, we consider whether anger predicts clients’ desire to co-create the recovery process. Participants (n = 271) responded to a hypothetical scenario describing a service failure common to hospitality and tourism settings. As expected, participants were most angry when the problem was perceived as severe and when they attributed blame to the provider. Further, anger (and not clients’ personal traits) predicted greater preferences for co-created service recovery. We conclude with implications as they relate to understanding service recovery.

The Assembly of a Criminal Self

Beginning with the experience of working with men in prison and others who have considerable prison experience, all of whom have long criminal histories, and considering Aotearoa’s relatively high rate of imprisonment, particularly of indigenous people, this paper attempts to describe a theory of self as a performative assembly, rather than as a developmental achievement, which is the dominant view in psychotherapy. In doing so, a brief history of the self from the beginning of the 20th century is presented, illustrating how the self changes, not just in an individual subjectivity, but between eras in the history of Western society. This perspective is used to understand how a “criminal self” might develop as a product of incarceration and as a natural extension of the self in the neoliberal era, and why it might prove resistant to psychotherapeutic intervention. Drawing on the work of Foucault, Rose, and Butler, among others, the concept of “intoxicating performativity” is introduced. The role of anger as an antidote to fragmentation is explored. Some thoughts are added about why indigenous people are overrepresented in prison compared to the population at large.