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Age and sex differences in the differentiation of anger expression and interpersonal contexts among Japanese adolescents

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Differences in the frequency and differentiation of anger expression strategies, such as \novert and constructive, and interpersonal contexts, such as parents and peers, were \nexamined by sex and age in a community-based sample of 655 Japanese adolescents aged \n9 to 16 years. The results revealed significant age-related differences in overt anger \nexpression among females: 9-10 year-old females showed the least overt anger \nexpression toward parents, while 15-16 year old females expressed their anger more \novertly toward parents and more constructively toward peers than males. Moreover, \nfemales overtly expressed their anger toward parents and constructively expressed their \nanger toward peers more than males did, whereas males overtly expressed their anger \ntoward peers more than females did. These results indicate the importance of considering \nstrategies and interpersonal context in developmental research on anger expression.

Source: OAR@UM (University of Malta)

Authors: Minako Deno, Shinji Yamagata, Jennifer A. Silvers, Akiko Tonegawa, Toshihiko Endo

Institutions: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, The University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, University of California, Los Angeles, Tokyo Gakugei University

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4384439070

FWCI: 0.513

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