APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Trait Anger Expression Shapes the Neural Characteristics of Anger Rumination
- Susan Rodriguez
University of South Florida - Kristen Salomon
University of South Florida - Max Owens
University of South Florida
Abstract
The form of trait anger rumination may reflect specific underlying neural characteristics. In 91 college students, internalized anger did not predict post-task EEG frontal asymmetry, but externalized anger was associated with greater relative left-hemisphere activity. Results link trait externalized anger to similar neural patterns associated with risk for psychopathology.
