Women's ability to control anger improves with age
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Yes, recent research suggests that women's ability to control anger improves with age, particularly during midlife. A new study published in the journal Menopause found that both chronological age and reproductive aging (stages of menopause) play a significant role in reducing various forms of angerRead more
Yes, recent research suggests that women’s ability to control anger improves with age, particularly during midlife.
See lessA new study published in the journal Menopause found that both chronological age and reproductive aging (stages of menopause) play a significant role in reducing various forms of anger in women between the ages of 35 and 55. Key findings include:
* Decreased Anger: Forms of anger such as anger temperament (a general tendency to become angry), anger reactions (responses to specific provocations), and aggressive expression of anger all significantly decreased with age. Hostility also diminished over time.
* Improved Control: While women may still feel anger, they develop superior skills for controlling its outward expression as they age. They become more adept at managing anger even if they feel it more acutely.
* Midlife Transition: The most dramatic improvements in anger control were observed during the transition from late reproductive stages to early menopause.
* Generativity and Maturity: Researchers suggest that this improved anger management may be linked to a sense of “generativity” – a desire to positively impact the world by caring for others – and increased maturity that comes with aging.
* Emotion Regulation: The findings imply that women develop increasingly sophisticated emotion regulation strategies as they age, becoming better at selecting and deploying appropriate strategies to manage their emotions.
It’s important to note that “suppressed anger” (anger that is felt but not expressed) was the only anger measure not significantly affected by age in this study. This highlights a distinction between feeling anger and how it is expressed or managed.