TITLE:
Mediating Role of Anger Rumination in the Associations between Mindfulness, Anger-In, and Trait Anger
AUTHORS:
Masaya Takebe, Fumito Takahashi, Hiroshi Sato
KEYWORDS:
Anger Rumination, Anger-In, Trait Anger, Mindfulness, Mediator
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.8,
June
23,
2015
ABSTRACT: While there are several studies that have investigated the specific relationships between mindfulness,
anger rumination, anger-in, and trait anger, no study has investigated all these relationships
simultaneously. Therefore, this study examined all relationships between these variables
employing a cross-sectional design. Consistent with previous research, we hypothesized that (1)
mindfulness will reduce anger rumination, (2) anger rumination will facilitate anger-in and trait
anger, and (3) mindfulness will indirectly alleviate anger-in and trait anger through reducing anger
rumination. The total of 366 Japanese undergraduates (M = 20.18; SD = 2.27; 51.1% female;
48.9% male) had completed the questionnaires. The results of this study revealed that (1) mindfulness
reduced anger rumination, (2) anger rumination facilitated anger-in and trait anger, and
(3) mindfulness indirectly alleviated anger-in and trait anger through reducing anger rumination.
Although the mediating role of anger rumination was discussed in previous study, it was not based
on data. The current study verifies the assumptions by previous study and suggests that anger rumination
may be a key factor in treating problems of anger-in and trait anger. We provide new
evidence contributing to improved treatment options by specifying the relationships between
mindfulness, anger rumination, anger-in, and trait anger.