Explaining the Bases and Fundamentals of Anger: A literature Review

Anger is one of human beings fundamental emotions. Susceptible environmentsof high anger outbreak comprise military and clinical settings. The aim ofthe present study was a conceptual consolidating of the theoretical constructions ofanger, differentiation from other alike constructions and grounding a theoretical basefor future studies.Method: In the present systematic review, keywords including “anger, hostility, aggression,violence, impulsivity, anger and religion, anger and military, anger construction,anger and health, anger and society” were searched in “PubMed, ScienceDirect,Google Scholar, Google Patent, MagIran, SID, Proquest, Ebsco, Springer, IEEE, Kolwer,& IranDoc” searching engines. Due to the relation of the different parts of studies,academic publishing, publishing after 2000 and the Jadad system, relevant sourceswere selected. The manuscripts were then finalized by the evaluation of five expertsin the anger domain via the Delphi method.Results: 20 distinctive definitions, 4 related major constructions, 4 major classifications,incidence rates in varied populations, situations in military and clinical settings,and causes of anger have been distinguished.Conclusion: conducting systematized studies according to unified theoretical constructions,would better show the anger status in different clusters of the society. Inhigh-risk environments (e.g., military and clinical environments) anger managementtrainings are mandatory before and during services.

Keywords:

Anger , Aggression , Violence , Systematic Review , Delphi Method , Jadad Method