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·March 26, 2023·3 min read

The More Traumatic the Childhood, the Angrier the Adult

Children who experience adversity and trauma have a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety as adults. In turn, trauma-based anxiety and depression can increase anger. The worse the trauma children experience, the angrier they become as adults.

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·July 6, 2022·3 min read

Hunger Really Can Make Us Feel ‘Hangry’

Lab-based studies revealed hunger was associated with increased irritability and stronger feelings of anger, along with a decrease in feelings of pleasure.

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·July 2, 2022·5 min read

Struggling With Positive Thinking? Research Shows Grumpy Moods Can Actually Be Useful

Defensive pessimism can help individuals, especially those who are more anxious, to improve positive thinking and decision-making.

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·May 15, 2022·3 min read

Using Virtual Reality for Anger Control

Immersive virtual reality that focuses on anger exposure training may have a positive effect as a treatment for anger management.

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·April 12, 2022·4 min read

Disagreeable and Angry: What Makes an A–Hole an A–Hole?

Researchers say most people consider manipulative, aggressive, entitled, middle-aged men they encounter to be the most unpleasant people to be around.

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·April 5, 2022·3 min read

Women Seen as Happy and Men as Angry Despite Real Emotions

Researchers say sex influences emotional interpretation of faces and voices. Faces and voices are judged to be male when they are angry and female when they are happy.

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·April 2, 2022·4 min read

Examining the Link Between Blood Pressure and Emotions

Men with hypertension more often recognized angry expressions when looking at the face of another person. The anger recognition bias contributed to blood pressure increases over time if a person frequently tends to feel angry.

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·December 9, 2021·5 min read

Junk Food and the Brain: How Modern Diets Lacking in Micronutrients May Contribute to Angry Rhetoric

Researchers say there may be a link between eating an unhealthy diet and anger control.

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·October 5, 2021·4 min read

Video Game With Biofeedback Helps Kids and Teens Regulate Stress and Anger

RAGE-Control, a video game system that utilizes biofeedback to regulate heart rate, reduces stress, oppositional behavior, and aggression by training children to stay calm during stressful and frustrating situations.

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·July 19, 2021·5 min read

Angry Politicians Make Angry Voters

Ordinary citizens may start to mirror the angry emotions of politicians they are exposed to in the news. The "emotional contagion" may dive people who normally tune out to politics to head to the polls.

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·July 7, 2021·2 min read

How a Series of Sleep Loss Impacts Mental and Physical Wellbeing

Three consecutive nights of sleep loss can have a negative impact on both mental and physical health. Sleep deprivation can lead to an increase in anger, frustration, and anxiety. Additionally, those who experienced sleep loss reported a change in physical wellbeing, including gastrointestinal and respiratory problems.