Anger Expression, Coping Styles, and Well-being.
This study examined the role of anger expression in the experience of stress, coping                 with stress and psychological and physical well-being. Based on a sample of 268                 Singaporeans, the results, using structural equation modelling, indicated that anger                 expression was significantly related to reported stress, mechanisms for coping with                 stress and psychological wellbeing. Higher levels of anger expression were                 associated with higher levels of stress as well as lower use of active coping.                 Active coping was in turn positively related to psychological well-being. In                 addition, higher levels of anger expression showed a direct negative relationship                 with psychological well-being as did higher levels of stress. In contrast, the only                 significant predictor of physical well-being was reported stress, with higher levels                 of stress related to lower levels of physical well-being. The implications of these                 results for understanding the role of anger expression in psychological and physical                 wellbeing are discussed.
National University of Singapore.
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