Implicit Theories About Interrelations of Anger Components in 25 Countries

We were interested in the cross-cultural comparison of implicit theories of the interrelations of eight anger components (antecedents, body sensations, cognitive reactions, verbal expressions, nonverbal expressions, interpersonal responses, and primary and secondary self-control). Self-report scales...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emotion (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2011-02, Vol.11 (1), p.1-11
Hauptverfasser: ALONSO-ARBIOL, Itziar, FERNANDEZ, Itziar, VAN DE VIJVER, Fons J. R, PAEZ, Dario, CAMPOS, Miryam, CARRERA, Pilar
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Zusammenfassung:We were interested in the cross-cultural comparison of implicit theories of the interrelations of eight anger components (antecedents, body sensations, cognitive reactions, verbal expressions, nonverbal expressions, interpersonal responses, and primary and secondary self-control). Self-report scales of each of these components were administered to a total of 5,006 college students in 25 countries. Equivalence of the scales was supported in that scales showed acceptable congruence coefficients in almost all comparisons. A multigroup confirmatory factor model with three latent variables (labeled internal processes, behavioral outcomes, and self-control mechanisms) could well account for the interrelations of the eight observed variables; measurement and structural weights were invariant. Behavioral outcomes and self-control mechanisms were only associated through their common dependence on internal processes. Verbal expressions and cognitive reactions showed the largest cross-cultural differences in means, whereas self-control mechanisms scales showed the smallest differences. Yet, cultural differences between the countries were small. It is concluded that anger, as measured by these scales, shows more pronounced cross-cultural similarities than differences in terms of both interrelations and mean score levels.
ISSN:1528-3542
1931-1516
DOI:10.1037/a0020295