Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to turn it up or down and how to direct it

By thinking of the flow of anger, you can unpack its key dimensions: its path and intensity. Is the stream pointed effectively? Is its strength appropriate?

Ray Friedman, Professor of Management and Professor of Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University • conversation
March 6, 2025 ~8 min

Chilling out rather than blowing off steam is a better way to manage anger − new review of 154 studies reveals what works

Activities such as deep breathing, muscle relaxation, yoga and meditation help people manage their anger, according to a meta-analysis of studies involving more than 10,000 participants.

Brad Bushman, Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University • conversation
March 20, 2024 ~5 min


Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful

Lots of people will do a lot to avoid feeling negative emotions. But researchers are figuring out how these unpleasant feelings actually have benefits.

Heather Lench, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University • conversation
Feb. 8, 2024 ~9 min

Struggling with positive thinking? Research shows grumpy moods can actually be useful

Don’t fear emotions such as regret, anger or worry.

Eyal Winter, Andrews and Elizabeth Brunner Professor of Behavioural/Industrial Economics, Lancaster University • conversation
June 27, 2022 ~7 min

Stress is contagious in relationships – here's what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond

Hostile partners can experience jumps in stress and blood pressure after an argument. But there are ways to cool conflicts, even during a pandemic holiday season.

Rosie Shrout, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University • conversation
Dec. 22, 2021 ~6 min

Putting the lid on raising your voice

When we are yelling, what's behind all that noise?

Steve Calechman • harvard
Oct. 25, 2021 ~3 min

Adults mistake Black children who seem older as angry

"The older that study participants thought a Black child was, the more likely participants were to wrongly perceive that child as angry."

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Aug. 6, 2021 ~4 min

Why spite could destroy liberal democracy

Some people may be spiteful to pull others down, while others act this way to get ahead.

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Aug. 2, 2021 ~8 min


Why skipping holiday rituals sparks such outrage

The psychology of rituals can help us understand why some people react to pandemic holiday advice with indignation.

Laura Counts - UC Berkeley • futurity
Dec. 24, 2020 ~7 min

A closer look at America’s pandemic-fueled anger

The anger you’re seeing in the nation and your neighborhood — call it pandemic rage — is not in your imagination, according to a McLean hospital psychologist, who explains where it comes from and how to fight it.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Aug. 14, 2020 ~14 min

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