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Does Venting Anger Feed or Extinguish the Flame? Catharsis, Rumination, Distraction, Anger, and Aggressive Responding

peer-reviewed experimental study Bushman, B. J. (2002). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28(6), 724-731.

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“Venting anger does not reliably reduce it and can increase anger and aggression.”

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