Physical, Verbal, and Relational Aggression: The Role of Anger Management Strategies

Identifying adaptive and maladaptive anger management strategies is an important component in violence prevention programs. However, little attention has been paid to examining their influence minimizing physical, verbal, romantic relational aggression. This study examined the association between anger, strategies, different forms of aggression, specifically general physical verbal aggression toward others Participants (N = 237; 39.4% males), aged 19 78 years (M 33.74, SD 12.92), were assessed using self-reports. Results indicated that elevated levels a risk factor for displaying but only had impact on not or Prevention intervention programs should first identify form displayed tailor based are effective. For aggression-specific (escalating negative attribution) be targeted.