Associations between Sadness and Anger Regulation Coping, Emotional Expression, and Physical and Relational Aggression among Urban Adolescents

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00531.x
• Publication Date: 2009-01-21T06:04:28Z
• Authors: Terri N. Sullivan; Sarah W. Helms; Wendy Kliewer; Kimberly L. Goodman
• Keywords: Sadness; Association (psychology)

This study examined associations between self-reports of sadness and anger regulation coping, reluctance to express emotion, physical relational aggression two cohorts predominantly African-American fifth (N = 191; 93 boys 98 girls) eighth 167; 73 94 graders. Multiple regression analyses indicated unique expressive coping. In contrast, aggression, but not was associated with These relations did differ across gender, the strength association coping varied by grade. Sadness moderated aggression. Conversely, relation aggression; however, this differed gender. findings have important implications for intervention efforts.