Department of History, Human Sciences and Education, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
J Genet Psychol. 2023 Mar-Apr;184(2):102-116. doi: 10.1080/00221325.2022.2126294. Epub 2022 Sep 25.
Anger has been recognized as a natural emotion; however, its poor management in adolescence is associated with some adverse developmental outcomes. The aims of this study were to compare the antecedents and coping strategies of anger episodes between adolescents and adults and the role of perceived self-efficacy on the coping strategies. A total of 88 adolescents (44 female, = 16.81 years, = 1.21) and 94 adults (49 female, = 28.11 years, = 5.82) reported an anger episode and the coping strategy adopted. Participants also filled in the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale (RESE). The results show that there are no specific antecedents among only adolescents or adults, although there are differences between the two age groups. Furthermore, the results indicate a different use of coping strategies between adolescents and adults. Specifically, a greater propensity of adolescents to use more often maladaptive strategies such as avoidance and denial emerged, but in addiction inaction, considered an adaptive strategy, can also be found. However, although adults use less maladaptive coping strategies they report a high frequency of feeling of powerlessness. The adaptive differences in coping also are explained by the different levels of self-efficacy beliefs of the participants. These findings are discussed in the light of the adaptive role of the coping strategies.
愤怒被认为是一种自然情绪；然而，青少年时期对愤怒情绪管理不善与一些不良的发展结果有关。本研究的目的是比较青少年和成年人愤怒发作的前因和应对策略，以及自我效能感对应对策略的作用。共有 88 名青少年（44 名女性，平均年龄为 16.81 岁，标准差为 1.21）和 94 名成年人（49 名女性，平均年龄为 28.11 岁，标准差为 5.82）报告了愤怒发作和所采用的应对策略。参与者还填写了调节情绪自我效能感量表（RESE）。结果表明，只有青少年或成年人没有特定的前因，但两个年龄组之间存在差异。此外，结果表明青少年和成年人之间使用的应对策略不同。具体而言，青少年更倾向于使用更多的不适应策略，如回避和否认，但除此之外，不作为也被认为是一种适应策略，也可以找到。然而，尽管成年人使用较少的不适应应对策略，但他们报告说经常感到无能为力。参与者自我效能信念水平的不同也解释了应对策略的适应性差异。这些发现是根据应对策略的适应性作用进行讨论的。
