2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Process of maintaining anger and developing an anger control program
| Project/Area Number |
22730550
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Clinical psychology
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba (2012)
Miyagi Gakuin Women's University (2010-2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
ENDO Hiroko 筑波大学, 人間系, 研究員 (30364425)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 怒り / 思考の未統合感 / 反復思考 / 回避行動 |
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| Research Abstract |
The process of maintaining anger, and the effectiveness of writing disclosures on reducing anger were investigated. Results of a cross-sectional survey and a longitudinalstudy suggested that anger was maintained by the sense of unintegration of thoughts, which promoted recurrent thinking and avoidance behavior. Then, a structured method of writing about anger experiences was developed. A five-session experiment conducted over the course of two weeks indicated that the structured writing method reduced the sense of unintegration of thoughts, as well as the anger that was maintained.
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