Anger Experience and Expression Among Male Dating Violence Perpetrators During Anger Arousal

The relationship between dating violence and anger experience and expression were investigatedin samples of 17 men who reported at least one incident of physical aggression toward afemale dating partner (DV) and of 16 men who reported a nonviolent interaction history (NV).Participants completed the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) and performed thearticulated thoughts during simulated situations (ATSS) paradigm while listening to anger-arousingaudiotapes. Participants' thought articulations were coded for anger-related affect,other negative emotions, and aggressive verbalizations. Results indicated that relative to NVmen, DV men scored significantly higher on STAXI Trait Anger, Anger In, and Anger Out scalesand lower on STAXI Anger Control. DV men articulated more aggressive verbalizations duringATSS anger arousal than did NV men. However, the groups did not differ on the number of angryverbalizations. The findings are interpreted in the context of social learning theories of partnerviolence.

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The Impact of Masculinity on Anger Arousal in Ambiguous Situations

Journal of Relationships Research ◽

10.1017/jrr.2014.1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Michelle Wharton ◽

Andrew Day ◽

Philip Mohr ◽

Adam Gerace ◽

Kevin Howells

Keyword(s):

Gender Role ◽

Anger Management ◽

Role Identity ◽

Trait Anger ◽

Sex And Gender ◽

Gender Role Identity ◽

Anger Arousal ◽

And Gender ◽

Anger Experience ◽

The Impact

This study aimed to investigate the influence of sex and gender role identity on anger experience at varying levels of provocation in a sample of 585 Australian students. Participants viewed videotaped vignettes of a potentially anger-triggering event where the intent of another person was either ambiguous or unambiguous. Measures of self-predicted anger, trait anger, and gender role identity were then completed. Results supported the hypothesis that it is gender role identity rather than sex that is more closely related to angry emotion. There was, however, no support for the hypothesis that anger arousal would be greater in circumstances in which the intention behind a provoking event is ambiguous when the respondent identifies with a masculine gender role. The implications of these findings for the development of anger management programs are discussed.

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The Impact of Child Abuse History, PTSD Symptoms, and Anger Arousal on Dating Violence Perpetration Among College Women

Journal of Family Violence ◽

10.1007/s10896-012-9415-7 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 165-175 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Rachel Kendra ◽

Kathryn M. Bell ◽

Jennifer M. Guimond

Keyword(s):

Child Abuse ◽

College Women ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Abuse History ◽

Anger Arousal ◽

Violence Perpetration ◽

The Impact

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Cognitive and Aggressive Reactions of Male Dating Violence Perpetrators to Anger Arousal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260514540330 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 30 (8) ◽

pp. 1348-1368 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Christopher I. Eckhardt ◽

Cory A. Crane

Keyword(s):

Dating Violence ◽

Anger Arousal ◽

Aggressive Reactions

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The Relationship Between Suicidal Thinking and Dating Violence in a Sample of Adolescent Abortion Patients

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000082 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 246-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Gretchen E. Ely ◽

William R. Nugent ◽

Julie Cerel ◽

Mholi Vimbba

Keyword(s):

Unintended Pregnancy ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Young Women ◽

Psychosocial Problems ◽

The Other ◽

Assessment Scale ◽

Adolescent Dating Violence ◽

Adolescent Relationships ◽

Suicidal Thinking ◽

The Relationship

Background: The relationship between suicidal thinking and adolescent dating violence has not been previously explored in a sample of adolescent abortion patients. Aims: This paper highlights a study where the relationship between dating violence and severity of suicidal thinking was examined in a sample of 120 young women ages 14–21 seeking to terminate an unintended pregnancy. Methods: The Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale and the Conflict in Adolescent Relationships Scale was used to gather information about psychosocial problems and dating violence so that the relationship between the two problems could be examined, while controlling for the other psychosocial problems. Results: The results suggest that dating violence was related to severity of suicidal thinking, and that the magnitude of this relationship was moderated by the severity of problems with aggression. Conclusions: Specifically, as the severity of participant’s general problems with aggression increased, the magnitude of the relationship between dating violence and severity of suicidal thinking increased. Limitations of the study and implications for practice are discussed.

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