Alonso Arbiol, ItziarVijver, Fons J. R. van dePáez Rovira, DaríoCampos, MiryamFernández Sedano, Iciar2024-06-112024-06-1120111528-3542; eISSN: 1931-1516https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020295https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/22443We were interested in the cross-cultural comparison of implicit theories of the interrelations of eight anger components (antecedents, body sensations, cognitive reactions, verbal expressions, nonverbal expressions, interpersonal responses, and primary and secondary self-control). Self-report scales of each of these components were administered to a total of 5,006 college students in 25 countries. Equivalence of the scales was supported in that scales showed acceptable congruence coefficients in almost all comparisons. A multigroup confirmatory factor model with three latent variables (labeled internal processes, behavioral outcomes, and self-control mechanisms) could well account for the interrelations of the eight observed variables; measurement and structural weights were invariant. Behavioral outcomes and self-control mechanisms were only associated through their common dependence on internal processes. Verbal expressions and cognitive reactions showed the largest cross-cultural differences in means, whereas self-control mechanisms scales showed the smallest differences. Yet, cultural differences between the countries were small. It is concluded that anger, as measured by these scales, shows more pronounced cross-cultural similarities than differences in terms of both interrelations and mean score levels.enAttribution 3.0 Unportedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessartículoemotion componentsangercoherenceconstruct equivalencecross-cultural