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标题：The Positivity of Anger: Non-Expression of Anger Causes Deterioration in Relationships
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作者：Shunsuke Uehara ; Toru Tamura ; Tomohiro Nakagawa 等
期刊名称：Psychology
印刷版ISSN：2152-7180
电子版ISSN：2152-7199
出版年度：2018
卷号：09
期号：06
页码：1444-1452
DOI：10.4236/psych.2018.96088
语种：English
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：Assuming the importance of expressing, rather than concealing, one’s anger as a positive action that helps maintain or strengthen relationships, we predicted that the perception of a partner not expressing his or her anger would lead to increased dissatisfaction in the relationship. Japanese participants of a study involving role-taking were asked to read a scenario in which their friend was experiencing anger. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: Anger expression, anger non-expression, or a control condition (which did not mention whether the friend expressed anger). Consistent with our prediction, results revealed that participants reported more dissatisfaction when anger was not expressed than when it was. Implications for understanding a relationship’s deterioration, which results from non-expression of anger, were discussed.
关键词：Anger Expression;Relationships;Intimacy;Anger Management