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Psychopathology and anger in interpersonal violence offenders
Author(s) -
Greene Anthony F.,
Coles Charlton J.,
Johnson Ernest H.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199411)50:6<906::aid-jclp2270500615>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - anger , psychology , psychopathology , interpersonal communication , clinical psychology , poison control , interpersonal relationship , personality , social psychology , medical emergency , medicine
The current literature on psychopathology and anger suggests that both contribute to interpersonal violence. The present study examined psychopathology and anger expression with two objectives to confirm previous distinctions of personality type among abusive individuals and to examine the relation between these types and anger. Cluster analysis was conducted with data gathered from 40 subjects. Results suggested confirmation of four clusters of interpersonal violence offenders. Furthermore, the most pathological cluster type reported the highest level of total anger experience, while the histrionic cluster type reported the lowest anger expression. These results provide tentative support for a positive relationship between psychopathology and anger, as well as for the distinction between overcontrolled and undercontrolled anger as subtypes of interpersonal violence offenders.