March 19, 1999
Hitting a Punching Bag Is Found to Increase Anger
Contrary to the popular view that "venting" lessens anger, psychologists have found that hitting a punching bag while feeling hostile increases the intensity of the emotion.
Brad J. Bushman, an associate professor of psychology at Iowa State University, and colleagues there and at Case Western Reserve University performed an experiment that was inspired by their view that popular publications, including many
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