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This study aims to explore how anger regulation strategies and intensity vary based on the nature of the relationship with the target.

May 31, 2026The Japanese Journal of Personality0 citationsOpen Access

Registered Report: How Do Intensity and Regulation Strategies of Anger Vary by the Nature of the Relationship with the Target?

JWJustin Kai WhiteNagoya University SYShinji YamagataNagoya University

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This study aims to explore how anger regulation strategies and intensity vary based on the nature of the relationship with the target.
Survey of 289 Japanese adults using refined scenarios to measure anger intensity and regulation strategies.
Two-way ANOVAs conducted to analyze effects of target's relative status and intimacy on anger outcomes.
Mediation analysis performed to understand the relationship between anger intensity and regulatory strategies.
No main effects of relative status or intimacy on anger intensity or regulation strategies were found.
Constructive expression was significantly higher toward equal-status targets compared to higher-status targets.
The effect of status on constructive expression was not mediated by anger intensity.

Abstract

Prior research on associations between anger regulation strategies and relational context has been limited by the absence of anger intensity measurement and the confounding of relational and situational factors. Using refined scenarios, this study examined the effects of target’s relative status and intimacy on anger intensity and four regulation strategies in a survey of 289 Japanese adults. Two-way ANOVAs revealed no main or interaction effects of relative status or intimacy on anger intensity or regulation strategies, except that constructive expression was higher toward equal-status targets than higher-status targets. Mediation analysis revealed that this effect was not mediated by anger intensity.

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