Anger is the general disposition to experience anger. The variable is assessed using 10 items from the State-Trait Anger Scale.

Participants are asked to respond yes = 1 or no = 0 to each of 10 items. Anger is the number of items answered in the direction indicative of the trait and ranges from 0 to 10. Higher scores indicate more anger.

Participants are presented the following items:

1. I am quick tempered.
2. I get angry when I am slowed down by others' mistakes.
3. I am a hotheaded person.
4. I feel annoyed when I am not given recognition for doing good work.
5. When I am mad, I say nasty things.
6. I have a fiery temper.
7. It makes me furious when I am criticized in front of others.
8. I fly off the handle.
9. When I get frustrated, I feel like hitting someone.
10. I feel infuriated when I do a good job and get a poor evaluation.