Theories regarding expressions of hostility and anger, and expectations of success were tested with college students (174 females, 91 males). Significant gender differences were found in proneness for shame and guilt in females. Guilt-proness was negatively related to outward anger but positively related to anger control. Guilt-proness was also…

Explored forgiving and its relationship to adaptive moral emotional processes: proneness to shame; guilt; anger; and empathic responsiveness. Gender differences associated with forgiving were analyzed. Participants were 138 graduate students in an urban university. Results revealed that guilt-proneness was positively related to Total Forgiveness,…

Investigated premenstrual mood changes in women and whether these mood changes have effects on interpersonal relationships. Analysis of responses from sample of 100 women from nonclinical college undergraduate and graduate psychology population found that 78.4 percent did experience mood changes prior to menstruation and 45 percent of these women…

Compared the ways 35 American and 38 Chinese master's degree counseling students perceived the feeling of love, guilt, and anger. A semantic differential using evaluative and potency scales for the concepts was administered. Found students in Taiwan evaluated the feeling of guilt more negatively than American students. (JBJ)

Examines sex-group differences in anxiety, curiosity, and anger, as states and traits, among Israeli college students, and compares the data with norms available for American students. Observed sex-group differences are discussed and explained. (FMW)