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Does Quick to Blame Mean Quick to Anger? The Role of Agreeableness in Dissociating Blame and AngerNorth Dakota State University, brian.p.meier{at}ndsu.nodak.edu
North Dakota State University Two studies investigated agreeableness, the accessibility of blame, and their potential interactive effects on anger. To measure the chronic accessibility of blame, a choice reaction time task was created that required participants to classify words as blame-worthy or not. It was found that for individuals low in agreeableness, blame accessibility was positively related to anger and arguments during the course of daily life, hostile feelings during the course of a semester, and anger in response to a short video involving a blameworthy action. This same straightforward relationship between the accessibility of blame and anger did not characterize those high in agreeableness. The results suggest that agreeableness plays an important role in facilitating (low agreeableness) or inhibiting (high agreeableness) the link between accessible blame and anger.
Key Words: aggressive thoughts anger aggressive behavior accessibility agreeableness blame
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 7,
856-867 (2004) This article has been cited by other articles:
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