Risk Factors

How lifestyle factors and personal circumstances can increase anger responses and emotional volatility. Articles examine connections between anger and alcohol, drugs, hormones, sleep, stress, and mental health.

All About Abuse and Aggression.
All About Abuse and Aggression.
Anger that escalates into abuse or aggression can be verbal, physical or psychological, and knowing how to recognise and respond to it matters.
All About Anger Management Classes
All About Anger Management Classes
Anger management classes help people control their anger through structured programs that teach coping strategies and conflict resolution.
All About Women and Anger
All About Women and Anger
Women experience and express anger differently than men, shaped by social expectations, hormones, and the pressures of balancing work and family life.
Anger and Employment
Anger and Employment
How you handle anger at work can spill into your personal life and relationships, so learn when to speak up with your manager.
Depression and Anger
Depression and Anger
How depression and anger connect, and why the same situation can trigger different emotional responses in different people.
Domestic Violence Explained
Domestic Violence Explained
Get the facts about domestic violence, who it affects, and why abusers act the way they do.
Hormones and Anger Levels
Hormones and Anger Levels
Hormonal changes like your menstrual cycle or menopause can trigger anger spikes, here's why that happens and what you can do about it.
How Does Fear Effect Anger?
How Does Fear Effect Anger?
Fear often masks itself as anger when people avoid confronting what truly frightens them.
How Does Sleep Affect Anger?
How Does Sleep Affect Anger?
Poor sleep makes you irritable and short-tempered because your body can't handle stress, so here's why anger and exhaustion feed each other.
How Drugs Affect Your Anger
How Drugs Affect Your Anger
Drug addiction can trigger anger through withdrawal, cravings and unresolved trauma that addicts use drugs to mask.
How Worry and Stress Affect Anger
How Worry and Stress Affect Anger
When you're stressed or anxious, you're more likely to get angry over small things that normally wouldn't bother you.
The Relationship Between Alcohol and Anger
The Relationship Between Alcohol and Anger
Alcohol impairs judgment and weakens your ability to control anger, potentially leading to irrational and harmful behavior.