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Anger expression: parental and cognitive factors.

R L Cox1, N L Lopez, H G Schneider

  • 1North Carolina Department of Correction, Marion, USA.

Psychological Reports
|October 18, 2003
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Parental moral disengagement is linked to children's maladaptive anger. Fathers' own anger and prosocial skills also influence their children's anger responses, highlighting family dynamics in anger development.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Maladaptive anger in young adults can have significant negative consequences.
  • Understanding the familial influences on anger development is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the associations between parental moral disengagement, guilt, prosocial behavior, and anger with their children's maladaptive anger.
  • To identify specific parental factors that predict maladaptive anger in college undergraduates.

Main Methods:

  • 98 college undergraduate students and their parents participated.
  • Participants completed self-report measures including the Anger Response Inventory, Mechanism of Moral Disengagement Scale, Texas Social Behavior Inventory, Fear of Punishment Scale, and Need for Reparation Scale.

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  • Multiple regression analyses were employed to assess predictive relationships.

    • Main Results:

    • Student's own moral disengagement was a significant predictor of their maladaptive anger.
    • Fathers' maladaptive anger and prosocial skills were significantly associated with their children's maladaptive anger.
    • Maternal variables showed a trend but did not individually predict students' maladaptive anger.

    Conclusions:

    • Moral disengagement is a key factor in maladaptive anger for young adults.
    • Paternal anger and prosocial behaviors play a role in shaping children's anger responses.
    • Family dynamics, particularly paternal influences, are important considerations in understanding and addressing maladaptive anger.