The Relation of Depressive Symptoms to Anger Arousal, Aggression, Submissiveness, and Anger Suppression
Abstract
Past research has clearly demonstrated that depressive symptoms are associated with
anger arousal and anger suppression. However, the literature is mixed in terms of whether
depressive symptoms are associated with aggressive, assertive behavioral responses, or
with submissive responses. The purposes of this proposed study would be to further
confirm already-established relationships among depressive symptoms, anger arousal and
anger suppression, as well as to investigate and clarify any relations between symptoms
and behavioral responses to anger. Another goal would be to determine which of the
above potential associates to depressive symptoms are best predicted by symptoms. It
was hypothesized that findings pertaining to depressive symptoms, anger, and anger
suppression would confirm past research, and that symptoms would be more highly
correlated with submissive behavior than outward aggressive behavior. Participants in the
study would include undergraduate students who, for the purposes of a larger study,
completed scales measuring levels of depressive symptoms, anger arousal, and likely
responses to anger. If expected results were confirmed, such findings could be utilized in
clinical settings to better detect depressive moods as well as to predict anger tendencies.
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