Attachment-related differences in dispositional anger and its experience and expression following an insult-based anger induction

Variation in how individuals experience and express anger has been linked to their attachment style, particularly close interpersonal contexts. However, little research investigated attachment-related differences aggression non-attachment-based settings. This multi-method investigation reports two studies. The first associations between adult dimensions 270 participants. second describes a lab-based provocation task which examined pre-post-test change self-reported anger, physiological responses, suppression aggressive responding (N = 77). Results from study 1 indicate that anxiety was significant independent predictor of trait while avoidance not. There were no interaction effects, suggesting distinct effects on anger. In 2, negatively related scores baseline post-provocation positively suppression. Attachment associated with responding. These findings support the high arousal-low control style previously anxiety, evidenced by elevated They also align previous studies an association emotion suppression, framework can be usefully extended understand