title: Sex differences in behavioral reactions to provocation of anger.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine sex differences in behavioral reactions to provocation of anger. In a field study, 72 subjects recorded all anger-arousing incidents for a 2-wk. period. Physical and Verbal Antagonism were found in more reports by men while Passive Consent was noted in more reports by women. For a laboratory study, 101 subjects responded to self-report scales of behavioral responses after exposure to an insulting letter. No sex differences were noted in subjects' self-reports of behavioral reactions. Variations in design are brought to bear in interpreting the findings.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Biaggio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D012931:Social Environment