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This study tested whether anger and aggressive actions are linked differently for men and women. Four hundred twenty-four adults did a behavioral aggression task, and 304 of them also answered questions about their typical anger. Men and women showed similar amounts of aggression overall. However, higher trait anger predicted more…
The researchers compared betrayal sensitivity (and, secondarily, shame and self-criticism) in four groups of women: 34 IPV survivors who were single, 25 IPV survivors who were dissatisfied with a relationship, 32 IPV survivors who were satisfied with a relationship, and 42 women with no IPV history. They found that all…
