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The inner workings of anger: A network analysis of anger and emotion regulation
Orebro Univ, Sweden.
Karolinska Inst, Sweden; Reg Stockholm, Sweden.
Orebro Univ, Sweden.
Linköping University, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Psychology. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Region Östergötland, Anaesthetics, Operations and Specialty Surgery Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Orebro Univ, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9736-8228
2024 (English)In: Journal of Clinical Psychology, ISSN 0021-9762, E-ISSN 1097-4679, Vol. 80, no 2, p. 437-455Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the interrelations between emotion regulation strategies and different types of anger using network analysis.Method: Data were drawn from a cross-sectional sample of 538 adults (55% females; mean age = 39.8 years, SD = 12.3) seeking treatment for anger. Data were collected between March and November 2019 in Sweden. Participants completed measures of anger problems (anger expression, anger suppression, angry reactions, anger rumination, trait anger, hostility, physical aggression, and verbal aggression) and emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression, anger relaxation, and five mindfulness strategies). To determine whether distinct clusters of anger nodes would emerge, exploratory graph analysis was employed. Based on clustering of nodes, we estimated separate networks including all measures of emotion regulation.Results: Two clusters emerged: one consisting primarily of cognitive components of anger, and another of behavioral. Across networks, anger nodes were strongly interconnected, and anger rumination and anger suppression were especially influential. Several direct links were found between specific emotion regulation strategies and cognitive components of anger, whereas most strategies were only indirectly related to angry behavior. Cognitive reappraisal showed no direct link with any of the anger nodes.Conclusions: Our findings reveal potential pathways by which different emotion regulation strategies may influence different types of anger, which could serve as therapeutic targets.

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WILEY , 2024. Vol. 80, no 2, p. 437-455
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aggression; anger; emotion regulation; network analysis
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Psychiatry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-199549DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23622ISI: 001107050600001PubMedID: 37975317OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-199549DiVA, id: diva2:1818522
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