Sex Differences in the Relationship of Anger and Depression: An Empirical Study

A comparison of mean scores on the Beck Depression Inventory and State‐Trait Anger Expression Inventory scales revealed that women scored significantly higher than men on depression, whereas there were no significant differences on any of the 6 anger scales. Separate multiple regression analyses revealed that there were statistically significant relationships between the linear combination of anger scales and depression for both groups. A comparison of zero‐order correlations of depression with the anger scales revealed that Anger‐In correlated significantly more highly with depression among women than men. Finally Anger‐In correlated significantly with 4 of the 5 other anger scales for women, but only with one for men.