Expression of Anger and Aggression on Everyday-life

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the anger evoking factors in every-day life with a questionnaire and a interview method. Three primary factors were detected: DAMAGE, INTENTIONALITY, EXPECTEDNESS. Fourteen subjects were selected with a P-F Study, and seven subjects were classified as“extrapunitive”and the other seven as“intra-punitive”. These two personality types were then compared for each evaluation on anger evoking factors. As a result, all three factors influenced the onset of anger significantly, regardless of the personality traits. Also, after measuring the effect of these anger evoking factors by rank order correlation, it became stronger in order of INTENTIONALITY>DAMAGE>EXPECTEDNESS. Comparing these two personality traits, in“intrapunitive”tendency, no difference was seen in effect between INTENTIONALITY and DAMAGE, but in“extrapunitive” tendency, it was proposed that the effect of INTENTIONALITY was larger than DAMAGE. In other words, the influence of these anger evoking factors was significant regardless of the personality traits, but the evaluation of the these factors was different according to the personality traits. When faced with an event which provokes anger, these evaluative factors influenced aggressive behavior. A person with“intrapunitive”tendencies reported that he would avoid direct action to the damage-doer and not ask the doer to recover the damage. A person with“extrapunitive”tendencies reported that he would try to recover the damage toward the damage-doer after feeling anger.