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      Low (not high) trait anger is a personal strength in adolescents Translated title: Baja (no alta) ira rasgo es una fortaleza personal en adolescentes

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          Abstract Low trait anger (the tendency to stay calm to cope with frustrating everyday situations) is a personal strength because it constitutes a good life for oneself and for others, and it is related to mental health. Its counterpart is high trait anger, defined as intense and chronic irritability, which usually has detrimental effects. The purpose of this study was to test three hypotheses in adolescents with high (n = 94) and low trait anger (n = 140), with a mean age of 13.06 (SD = 0.77). Hypotheses 1 and 2 addressed the parents' behavior (parenting practices), and hypothesis 3 assessed social skills, anger and aggression. In particular, compared to adolescents with high trait anger, those with low trait anger: (a) experience less imposition and psychological control (i.e., less negative parenting) from both, mother and father; (b) experience more communication, autonomy, and behavioral control (i.e., more positive parenting) from mother and father; and (c) present more social skills, reflected in lower levels of anger-out, lower aggression toward other individuals, and higher levels of anger self-control. The findings, as a result, supported the three hypotheses. Aggression and social skills did not differ according to gender. However, female participants experienced higher levels of trait anger than did male participants.

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                Journal
                acp
                Acción Psicológica
                Acción psicol.
                Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                1578-908X
                2255-1271
                December 2018
                : 15
                : 2
                : 83-94
                Affiliations
                [3] orgnameBenemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Mexico
                [2] orgnameUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo Mexico
                [1] orgnameUniversidad Iberoamericana Puebla Mexico
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                S1578-908X2018000200008 S1578-908X(18)01500200008
                10.5944/ap.15.2.21748
                3ca2a4b4-149a-45c8-bf61-4d1edd746ea5

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 12 July 2018
                : 25 September 2018
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 47, Pages: 12
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                Personality,Aggression,Anger,Parental practices,Social skills

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