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This study was to examine neural and cognitive bases involved in comprehending Korean relative
clauses. Reading time was the longest when a head noun was in the object position of a main
clause and a trace was in the object position of a relative clause. The effect of subject-object
inversion was significant in the clauses in which the head noun was in the subject position. In a
neurolinguistic study, agrammatic patients made more errors in subjective relative clauses. In
brain image study, Broca and visual areas of the cerebral cortex were activated. Based on the
converging results, we propose a Korean sentence comprehension model.
3042 INVITED SYMPOSIUM
Coping with anger
Convener and Chair: V. Hodapp, Germany
3042.1 Anger and its expression: Health effects of an everyday emotion, C. Vögele, University
of Surrey Roehampton, London, UK
We present results from a series of experimental studies investigating the effects of anger
provocation on psychophysiological, subjective and behavioural responses and the modulating
effect of habitual anger expression (STAXI, SDS). Participants carried out a series of anger
provoking laboratory tasks while cardiovascular responses, subjective ratings of negative mood
and facial expressions (FACS) were monitored. The results indicate a significant effect of anger
suppression in determining cardiovascular reactivity. This effect, however, was gender specific for
men. The results on anger expression tend to show dissociation between responses on
physiological, subjective and behavioural levels.
3042.2 Cognitive processes in coping with anger, V. Hodapp, M. Seip, J.W. Goethe-University,
Frankfurt, Germany
Anger research has been dominated by the anger expression dimensions Anger-in vs. Anger-out,
whereas cognitive processes in coping with anger have been neglected. Forty-six subjects were
asked to describe their reactions on six ambiguous scenarios. Reactions were grouped into
cognitive, emotional and behavioral reactions. Furthermore, the reactions were evaluated with
regard to expectancies, coping intentions, and the course of the coping process. Cluster analysis
revealed a classification into groups of cognitive-hostile, angry feelings, cognitive-rational,
cognitive-defensive, and a mixed group of subjects. Implications of this typology for the role of
cognitive processes in coping with anger and development of a questionnaire will be discussed.
3042.3 Anger at work, fair treatment and coping: Empirical and theoretical implications, E.R.
Greenglass, York University, Toronto, Canada
The workplace can be a source of anger. Perceived unfair treatment at work has been cited as a
precipitant of anger due to reciprocity norm violation. This paper presents data indicating how
proactive coping can reduce anger at work. Variables were: state anger, depression, fair treatment
at work, and proactive coping, defined as autonomous goal setting and self-regulatory goal
attainment. Using structural equation modeling, results showed that proactive coping had a direct
effect on fair treatment and a negative effect on depression. To the extent that individuals use
proactive coping, they are less likely to perceive unfair treatment at work and experience less
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