Keywords
Anger, Self esteem, Self perception, Anger expression patterns (internalization vs externalization), Anger-related guilt, Mistrust and suspicion, Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS), College student sample
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between level of self-esteem and anger expression. Fifty female and 36 male university students completed the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale and the Anger Self-Report. A 3 x 2 AVOVA showed a significant relationship between self-esteem and the ASR scales of Anger Awareness, Guilt, Mistrust, and Total Anger. In addition, women were found to experience significantly more anger-related guilt than men, while verbal and physical anger expression were both characteristic of men. The results further indicate that men experience greater mistrust and suspicion of others These finding suggest that low self-esteem individuals report more anger, but have fewer expressive outlets than do individuals with more favorable self-concepts. Furthermore, low self-esteem females tend to internalize their angry feelings, while low self-esteem males convert their anger into outer-directed hostility. Treatment implications and future research directions were discussed.
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Graduation Date
1984
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Blau, Burton I.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Program
Clinical Psychology
Format
Pages
46 pages
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0015551
Subjects
Anger--Sex differences; Self-esteem--Research; Self-esteem--Sex differences; Anger--Psychological aspects; Emotions--Research
STARS Citation
Brooks, Kimberly M., "The Expression of Anger as a Function of Self-Esteem" (1984). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4662.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4662
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