Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"experience of anger"”.
-
Experience of anger: Perceptions of anger in self and family members
… generally, or specific emotions (sadness), often using questionnaires with parents and young children. There is little research on anger, specifically, in families and how it is experienced by family members. This research aimed to investigate individuals’ lived experience of anger, and …
-
The Role of Standards of Reference in the Experience of Anger
This thesis focussed on anger directed at friends and acquaintances who have violated certain standards of conduct. It sought to determine how the intensity of anger is determined in such cases, and did this by examining the role of two standards of reference to which the actions of the friend (or …
-
The experience of anger in male adolescents with and without behavior disorders
… Systems model (Hutchins & Vogler, 1988), groups of boys with and without behavior disorders were compared on (a) the primary mode (thinking, feeling, or acting) relied upon during conditions of normal daily events and when angry, and (b) the specific thoughts, feelings, and actions experienced …
-
The forgotten emotion: an interpretative phenomenological analysis into the lived experience of anger in young men
This dissertation explores the lived experience of problematic anger in young men. Qualitative phenomenological research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with a sample of six male participants between the ages of 20-25 years. The accounts were analysed using Interpretative …
-
Hit Me Again: A Qualitative Examination of The Lived Experience Of Anger in Mixed Martial Arts
<p>Anger has often been suggested to be debilitative to sport performance (Isberg, 2000). Conversely, Harpold et al. (2011) observed that anger may in fact be a facilitative factor in helping Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters experience optimal performance. Moreover, Woodman et al. (2009) found …
-
Toward a Greater Understanding of the Impact of Anger on Attitudes Toward War: A Consideration of Three Hypotheses
… war. Specifically, studies have shown that the experience of anger leads to increased support for war. However, little is known about the mechanisms and boundary conditions of the anger-war attitudes effect. In this dissertation, I propose three potential mechanisms: time perspective, changes in …
-
The role of anger in managerial effectiveness
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of anger on managerial effectiveness. To this end, a sample of male managers in a South African financial organisation completed questionnaires on the experience of anger, the expression of anger, and Type A behaviour. Managerial effectiveness was …
-
Group counseling for anger control: the effects of an intervention program with middle school students
… intervention was co-led by pairs of student services personnel made up of school psychologists, school social workers, and school counselors. The anger management program, called "Better Ways of Getting Mad," was designed from Morganett's Skills for Living: Group Counseling …
-
Types of Aggression, Responsiveness to Provocation, and Psychopathic Traits
Research on the various subtypes of aggression has documented differences in the experience of anger and the expression of angry aggression. Mixed proactive and reactive aggressive individuals exhibit reactive aggression but, unlike reactive aggressive individuals, fail to exhibit angry expressions …
-
The experience of stress in high school teachers: appraisals of threat
The purpose of this study was to expand our understanding of the meaning of work-related stress, from the perspective of high school teachers, with a focus on threat appraisals. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with a volunteer sample of 8 high school teachers (5 men and 3 women). …
-
Anger Induction and Ambient Interventions: Effects on Cardiovascular Activity and Frontal EEG Asymmetry
Background and aims: The experience of anger could affect cardiovascular (CV) and electro-encephalographic (EEG) parameters but such parameters could vary within the motivational context. Although models of motivational contexts were proposed by CV literature as challenge/threat (Blascovich & …