The Differences in Anger Expressions Between Males and Females Among Qassimi Adolescents in the Context of Football Match: A Social Appraisal Perspective

Abstract

Most studies that focus on studying male and female behavior have not found any gender differences in the expression of anger. Even the claim that men express anger more frequently than women has only been discussed in a few studies. Some studies have found that women express anger more than men or show no gender differences. In this regard, the researcher aimed to explore the gender differences between males and females from a social appraisal perspective in expressing their anger and what males and females use these anger expressions among Qassimi adolescents in the context of football matches. The researcher hypothesises that men and women differ in their social evaluations of expressing and interpreting anger. The present study's findings are significant in exploring the anger expressions used by females and males and their differences in the context of Saudi football matches among Qassimi adolescents in Saudi Arabia. Results from this study were collected using observation and thematic analysis as a research tool to achieve the overall purpose of this study. The results reveal that males were more likely to use violent, bullying, and idiomatic, sarcastic expressions of anger while watching the Saudi football match, specifically in the scene of their favourite team losing, than females. In addition, both male and female participants expressed the extent to which they were aware of social appraisal and the extent of their influence on their actions and words in expressing anger.