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Anger and Gender: Theory, Research, and Implications
Author(s) -
Sharkin Bruce S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1993.tb02653.x
Subject(s) - anger , psychology , empirical research , expression (computer science) , social psychology , function (biology) , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , epistemology , philosophy , evolutionary biology , biology , computer science , programming language
The idea that women and men differ significantly in the experience and expression of anger continues to be a popular one in the psychological and counseling literature, even though there is little empirical support for it. In this article the author examines theoretical perspectives on female and male anger and provides a review of studies that have explored anger as a function of gender. Implications for research and practice are discussed.