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Anger profiles among individuals seeking treatment for maladaptive anger: Associations with emotion regulation
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6070-7153
Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9736-8228
2023 (English)In: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, ISSN 1063-3995, E-ISSN 1099-0879, Vol. 30, no 3, p. 599-610Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Individuals who experience problems with anger represent a heterogeneous group. Identifying clinically relevant subtypes of anger may advance treatment research. In the current study, latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted to explore if distinct subtypes of anger could be identified within a sample of individuals seeking treatment for maladaptive anger (N = 538; 55.4% females; mean age = 39.78, SD = 12.28). Furthermore, the utility of the empirical classification was examined based on differences in usage of emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression, mindful emotion awareness and relaxation) across subtypes. Four anger profiles were identified in the best-fitted LPA model: Low Anger (n = 153, 28.4%), Anger In (n = 91, 16.9%), Moderate Anger (n = 193, 35.9%) and High Anger (n = 101, 35.5%). Results from the multinominal regression revealed that the use of emotion regulation differed across all profiles. Participants from the High Anger and Anger In profiles exhibited distinct patterns of dysfunctional emotion regulation. The results add to the increasing amount of evidence demonstrating a link between emotion regulation strategies and maladaptive anger. Clinical implications on how to tailor treatments for individuals with maladaptive anger are discussed.

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John Wiley & Sons, 2023. Vol. 30, no 3, p. 599-610
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Anger, anger subtypes, emotion regulation, latent profile analysis, maladaptive anger
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-103173DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2821ISI: 000915785200001PubMedID: 36607221Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85146347041OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-103173DiVA, id: diva2:1729897
Available from: 2023-01-23 Created: 2023-01-23 Last updated: 2023-12-08Bibliographically approved

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