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Anger and the behavioral approach system
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The left frontal region is predominantly associated with approach motivation and approach-related emotions (e.g., hope, happiness, excitement, and anger).
“Research suggested that the left frontal region was predominantly associated with approach motivation and approach-related emotions (e.g., hope, happiness, excitement, and anger) (Harmon-Jones, 2003).”
From Frontal Electroencephalography Asymmetry and Desynchronized Functional Connectivity Associated with Long-Term and Short-Term Breathing Training (2026) · cites this paper as Harmon-Jones, 2003
Frontal EEG asymmetry is one of the neural indicators of emotion regulation motivations.
“Frontal EEG asymmetry is one of the neural indicators of emotion regulation motivations (Coan & Allen, 2004;Davidson & Irwin, 1999;Harmon-Jones, 2003;Reznik & Allen, 2018).”
From Frontal Electroencephalography Asymmetry and Desynchronized Functional Connectivity Associated with Long-Term and Short-Term Breathing Training (2026) · cites this paper as Harmon-Jones, 2003
Positive cognition is predominantly associated with the left frontal region.
“which was predominantly associated with the left frontal region (Harmon-Jones, 2003)”
From Frontal Electroencephalography Asymmetry and Desynchronized Functional Connectivity Associated with Long-Term and Short-Term Breathing Training (2026) · cites this paper as Harmon-Jones, 2003
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“been referred to as an approach or appetitive motivational system (Cacioppo & Berntson, 1994; Cacioppo, Gardner, & Berntson, 1999; Davidson, 1998; Lang, Bradley, & Cuthbert, 1990, 1997).”
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“Research suggested that the left frontal region was predominantly associated with approach motivation and approach-related emotions (e.g., hope, happiness, excitement, and anger) (Harmon-Jones, 2003).”
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- Authors
- Harmon-Jones, E.
- Venue
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-10
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 995-1005
- ISSN
- 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2167154151
- Cited by
- 446
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 29 · 2012: 20
- FWCI
- 13.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Keywords
- trait anger, physical aggression, approach motivation, positive affect, left frontal cortex, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire
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