Evaluation of a domain-specific anger expression assessment strategy.

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Social Psychology

Background:

• Self-reports of anger expression differ across home and work environments.
• The validity of these self-reports requires investigation through external validation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the validity of self-reported anger expression by comparing it with intimate partner and work colleague reports.
• To determine if domain-specific anger expression assessments are more valid than general assessments.

Main Methods:

• 86 participants rated their anger expression using general and domain-specific versions of the State-Trait-Anger Expression Inventory.
• Self-ratings were compared with ratings from intimate partners (for home domain) and work colleagues (for work domain).

Main Results:

• High correlations were found between self-rated and partner-rated anger-out-home scores (r = .61).
• Substantial correlations were observed between self-rated and colleague-rated anger-out-work scores (r = .54).
• Domain-specific assessments showed higher self-other correspondence for anger expression and control compared to general assessments.

Conclusions:

• Domain-specific self-assessment strategies effectively validate differences in anger expression across distinct personal and professional domains.
• These findings support the utility of tailored anger expression inventories for accurate measurement.