Table 2 Factor loadings from the exploratory factor analysis using 37 BARQC-V items with 6 correlated factors

1

I wait until I am calm again and then talk to the person who made me angry

Assertion

.348

7

I carefully think it over and then tell the person who made me angry how I feel

Assertion

.641

13

In a calm voice, I tell the person who made me angry how I honestly feel

Assertion

.658

19

I try to understand what happened, so I can explain things to the person who made me angry

Assertion

.618

25

I stay calm, and I try to talk about the problem with the person who made me angry

Assertion

.713

31

I leave the situation in order to calm down, and then try to solve the problem

Assertion

.420

5

I tell myself that what happened is not important

Avoidance

.313

11

I try to forget what happened

Avoidance

.511

17

I put what happened out of my mind

Avoidance

.602

23

I do not want to have to cause trouble, so I keep my feelings to myself

Avoidance

.469

29

I just wait to feel better

Avoidance

.342

35

I try to keep busy so I can forget about what happened

Avoidance

.907

2

In an angry way I tell the person who made me angry exactly how I feel

Direct anger-out

.417

8

I say something nasty to the person who made me angry

Direct anger-out

.489

14

I use strong gestures (for example, make a fist, wave my arms, or give a hand sign)

Direct anger-out

.688

20

I swear, or curse at the person who made me angry

Direct anger-out

.539

26

I hit or push the person who made me angry

Direct anger-out

.633

32

I express my anger by slamming a door, or hitting something

Direct anger-out

.510

37

I shout

Direct anger-out

.357

6

I get rid of my anger by playing music, writing, or painting

Diffusion

.422

12

I just keep busy, until I stop feeling angry

Diffusion

.431

18

I work off my anger by doing some sport

Diffusion

-.312

24

I stay on my own to get rid of my anger

Diffusion

.530

.313

30

I simply get very busy with other things to get rid of my anger

Diffusion

.625

36

I work off my anger by doing something else, like playing on the computer

Diffusion

4

I try to understand why I got upset

Rumination

.368

10

I imagine how I could get even with the person who made me angry

Rumination

.443

16

I keep thinking about what I wish I had done, but didn’t do

Rumination

.478

22

I find it hard to stop thinking about what happened

Rumination

.506

28

I am upset for a long time after this kind of situation

Rumination

.495

34

In my mind, I go over the situation that made me angry again and again

Rumination

.501

3

I do not show my anger but I talk about what happened with someone afterwards

Social support-seeking

.403

9

I leave the situation and look for someone who will agree with me

Social support-seeking

.486

15

I leave the situation, find someone to listen to my story, and ask for advice

Social support-seeking

.680

21

I think about the problem first and then talk about it with someone

Social support-seeking

.564

27

I leave the situation and call a friend or family member to tell him/her how I feel

Social support-seeking

.641

33

Even without planning it, I usually end up talking about my feelings with someone

Social support-seeking

.460