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01.12.2007

Anger Suppression, Ironic Processes and Pain

verfasst von: Phillip J. Quartana, K. Lira Yoon, John W. Burns

Erschienen in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 6/2007

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Abstract

Whether anger suppression exerts a causal influence on pain experience, and the mechanisms of such an influence, are not well understood. We report two experimental studies that examine the hypothesis that anger suppression paradoxically increases cognitive accessibility of anger, in turn coloring perceptions of succeeding pain in an anger-congruent fashion. The results of two experimental studies largely confirmed these predictions. Study 1 revealed that participants instructed to suppress emotions during anger-provocation experienced greater cold-pressor pain than those in the control condition. This difference was confined to perception of anger-specific qualities of pain. Study 2 replicated key findings of Study 1, but also provided partial evidence for increased cognitive accessibility of anger tied to anger suppression through self-report and modified dot-probe methodologies. Implications and limitations of these findings are discussed.

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Titel: Anger Suppression, Ironic Processes and Pain
verfasst von: Phillip J. Quartana
K. Lira Yoon
John W. Burns
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2007
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-007-9127-2

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