Women, anger, and aggression an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Abstract

This study reports a qualitative phenomenological investigation of anger and anger-related aggression in the context of the lives of individual women. Semistructured interviews with five women are analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This inductive approach aims to capture the richness and complexity of the lived experience of emotional life. In particular, it draws attention to the context-dependent and relational dimension of angry feelings and aggressive behavior. Three analytic themes are presented here: the subjective experience of anger, which includes the perceptual confusion and bodily change felt by the women when angry, crying, and the presence of multiple emotions; the forms and contexts of aggression, paying particular attention to the range of aggressive strategies used; and anger as moral judgment, in particular perceptions of injustice and unfairness. The authors conclude by examining the analytic observations in light of phenomenological thinking.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260508314932
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > Aston Pharmacy School
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > Chronic and Communicable Conditions
Uncontrolled Keywords: anger,aggression,qualitative,women,interpretative phenomenological analysis,Applied Psychology,Clinical Psychology
Publication ISSN: 1552-6518
Last Modified: 25 Nov 2024 08:05
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2011 10:28
Full Text Link: http://jiv.sage ... 886260508314932
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2008-12
Authors: Eatough, Virginia
Smith, Jonathan A.
Shaw, Rachel L. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-0438-7666)

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