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Anger coping styles and perceived social support

T P Palfai1, K E Hart

  • 1Center for Alcohol and Addictions Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.

The Journal of Social Psychology
|August 1, 1997
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Individuals suppressing anger (anger-in coping) report less social support, independent of social desirability. This suggests a link between anger suppression, reduced social support, and potential health risks.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Perceived social support is crucial for well-being.
  • Anger coping styles, including anger-in and anger-out, may influence social support.
  • Social desirability can confound self-report measures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between anger coping styles and perceived social support.
  • To determine if this relationship is independent of social desirability.
  • To explore specific types of social support affected by anger-in coping.

Main Methods:

  • Survey methodology with 101 college-aged Caucasian participants.
  • Regression analysis to assess the predictive power of anger coping styles on social support.

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  • Control for social desirability as a potential confounding variable.

    • Main Results:

    • Anger coping styles explained 9% of the variance in total social support.
    • Anger-in coping, but not anger-out, significantly predicted lower social support, independent of social desirability.
    • Anger-in coping was associated with deficiencies in appraisal, self-esteem, tangible, and belongingness support.

    Conclusions:

    • Anger suppression (anger-in) is linked to deficits in perceived social support.
    • Reduced social support in anger-suppressing individuals may indicate psychosocial vulnerability.
    • Findings support the psychosocial vulnerability model of disease risk.