Anger and Anxiety in Light of Emotion Regulation and Relationship Satisfaction
Summary
Studies have indicated that anger is involved in the maintenance of anxiety and consequently, could impact anxiety-related disorders. Based on existing literature, one way of dealing with anger within anxiety treatment could be through training emotion regulation. Additionally, relationship satisfaction may affect anger. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between anxiety and anger, and whether this relationship could be affected by emotion regulation and relationship satisfaction. It was hypothesized that anxiety will significantly predict anger, and that both emotion regulation and relationship satisfaction will negatively moderate this relationship.
In a quantitative correlational study, 103 participants (n=103) completed a series of questionnaires on anxiety, anger, relationship satisfaction, emotion regulation, and negative affect. The results showed that anxiety correlates significantly and positively with anger. Moreover, emotion regulation moderated the relationship positively between the main variables, and relationship satisfaction moderated them negatively. Overall, the study seeks to contribute to our understanding of the role of emotion regulation and relationship satisfaction in managing negative emotional states like anger and anxiety. Implications for future research within this topic arose from the results.