Self-Reported Dysfunctional Anger in Men and Women at a Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic

Healey, Lindsay V.; Holmes, Vanessa; Curry, Susan; Seto, Michael C.; Ahmed, Adekunle G.

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“…Specifically, a high score in dimension physical aggression indicates a lack of ability to control physical aggression, high scores in verbal aggression indicate that the individual has a greater tendency to be more argumentative, high scores in anger are generally associated with irritability, frustration, and emotional lability and high scores in hostility indicate attitudes of paranoia, bitterness and social isolation (Healey, Holmes, Curry, Seto, & Ahmed, 2019).…”

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Aggression and anxiety trait level of young male contact and noncontact athletes

Pačesová¹,

Šmela²

2020

Acta Gymnica

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Aggression in sport is in general defined by Kerr (1999) as an intentional hurting of the opponent, which exceeds the limits set by the rules of a specific type of sport. Slepička, Hošek, and Hátlová (2009) differentiate the groups of specific sports from the point of view of aggressive behavior appearance: sports where aggression is an essential part of sports performance (combat sports), sports where aggression is not part of sports performance, but it may appear (e.g., football, basketball), sports in which is not expected an increased level of aggression, but may appear rarely (e.g., cycling, athletics), sports, that do not allow direct physical contact (e.g., swimming, tennis, volleyball) and aesthetic-coordinating sports (e.g., figure skating, synchronized swimming, gymnastics). Scientific studies focused on aggression in sports divide it into instrumental and hostile type.

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Aggression and anxiety trait level of young male contact and noncontact athletes

Pačesová¹,

Šmela²

2020

Acta Gymnica

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“…Most of the sample (80%) were men, which is notably different from the general population. Moreover, a previous study found that women who were referred for an anger assessment scored much higher in anger than men, despite being similar in terms of aggression (Healey et al, 2019). Results of this study might have differed if the sample was more gender-balanced or was comprised primarily of women.…”

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Legally Mandated, Formally Pressured, or Voluntary Anger Treatment: Associations With Treatment Recommendations, Refusal, and Completion

Seto

Healey

Ahmed

2021

J Interpers Violence

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Legally mandated treatment is common in the criminal justice system, for example, for anger management, substance misuse, and intimate partner violence. Past studies have compared voluntary and legally mandated treatment participants but have not distinguished a third, in-between group that is formally pressured to participate in treatment, but not mandated by the criminal justice system. The current study aimed to assess differences on individual characteristics (e.g., sociodemographic and psychiatric) and baseline measures of psychopathology (e.g., anger, aggression, and depression) across three levels of voluntariness and to determine whether voluntariness was associated with treatment recommendation, refusal, and completion at an outpatient anger treatment clinic. Data were retrospectively gathered from the clinical charts of 405 participants. Referrals were classified as voluntary (e.g., self-referred, 61%), formally pressured (e.g., required by work, 14%), or legally mandated (e.g., court order, 25%). Legally mandated participants were younger, more likely to have substance use disorder, less likely to be women, to have a high school education, or to be on psychiatric medications compared to the other two groups. Voluntary participants scored higher on measures of self-reported anger, depression, and stress than the legally mandated participants. Legally mandated participants in particular presented with non-clinical levels of anger and aggression. Level of voluntariness did not affect the decision to recommend individual or group therapy after an intake assessment, but legally mandated participants were significantly more likely ( OR = 2.30) than voluntary participants to refuse recommended treatment. Level of voluntariness did not have a significant association with treatment completion. Findings support our distinction between legally mandated and formally pressured participants, but do not support previous research that suggests legally mandated individuals have lower attrition rates in similar treatment programs. The study has implications for the criminal justice system and for anger treatment programs who admit participants with varying levels of voluntariness.

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Inviting Comfortable Connections: A Case Study of a Young Latino Male With “Dysfunctional Anger“

Ramos

2019

Journal of Systemic Therapies

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Self-Reported Dysfunctional Anger in Men and Women at a Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic

Cited by 3 publications

References 35 publications

Aggression and anxiety trait level of young male contact and noncontact athletes

Aggression and anxiety trait level of young male contact and noncontact athletes

Legally Mandated, Formally Pressured, or Voluntary Anger Treatment: Associations With Treatment Recommendations, Refusal, and Completion

Inviting Comfortable Connections: A Case Study of a Young Latino Male With “Dysfunctional Anger“

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