2024-03-21 20:13:52
Some have become masters in the art of controlling their tempers, but for others, calming their anger is a piece of bravery. Don’t panic: researchers have identified the best way to reduce pressure, and it might surprise you…
If you have a sanguine temperament, perhaps you have learned to live with bursts of anger that are sometimes very intense and difficult to control. To soothe them, there are two schools: isolate yourself and favor calm, or let off steam to release the “too much” of emotions.
To determine which of the two methods is more effective, researchers conducted an experiment by analyzing 154 studies involving more than 10,000 participants. They distinguished two types of activities: those that decrease activation (such as deep breathing, mindfulness, meditation) and those that increase it (hitting a punching bag, jogging or cycling).
No, you don’t have to “let off steam”!
At the risk of disappointing the most athletic among you, the results of the study – which have just been published in the journal Clinical Psychology Review – showed that activities aimed at reducing activation were, by far, the most effective, whatever the gender, ethnicity, age or culture of the participants, and whatever their status: students and non-students , delinquents and non-delinquents, with or without intellectual disabilities. In addition, these activities were effective regardless of their delivery method (digital platforms, researchers, therapists), in individual or group sessions, in the field or in the laboratory.
On the contraryactivities aimed at increasing activation were overall ineffective and the results did not show a clear trend that these activities were beneficial for managing anger.
Conclusion: in the event of a crisis or burst of anger, put aside running shoes and boxing gloves, and fall back on breathing exercises easily found on free platforms like YouTubeYouTube, and take a moment of calm which will allow you to concentrate on something else: doing gentle manual activities like cooking, knitting, or reading.
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