Does Suppressing Emotions Make Us More Aggressive?

 

It can be hard to maintain self-control in stressful situations. While it’s important to keep your composure, suppressing your emotions could make you more aggressive even after the stressful moment has passed.

Is that the same as just being tired after a long day? University of Texas Psychology Professor Art Markman finds evidence that aggression is an entirely different beast.

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Art Markman

Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing University of Texas at Austin

After getting a B.S. in Cognitive Science from Brown University in 1988, Professor Art Markman went on to graduate school in the Psychology...

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