Getting angry could help you achieve your goals, a new research suggests. Often (perceive) as a negative emotion, anger can actually be powerful (motivate) for people to meet challenging targets in their lives. It is useful in achieving more challenging goals, does not appear to be linked to easier tasks.The finding also suggests emotions that are often considered negative,such as anger, boredom, or sadness, can be useful.
Lead author Heather Lench, a professor at Texas A and M University, USA, stated that people often believed a state of happiness was ideal, and the majority of people regarded the pursuit of happiness as a major life goal." The view that positive emotions are perfect for mental health and well being (be) noticeable in psychological accounts of emotion, but many researches suggest a mix of emotions, including negative emotions like anger, result in (good) outcomes." She added that the functionalist theory of emotion suggests that all emotions, good or bad, are reactions events within a person's environment and serve the purpose of alerting that person to important situations that require actions.
In the study researchers conducted experiments (involve) more than 1,000 people, and analyzed survey data from more than 1,400 respondents. The researchers found that anger increased effort towards attaining a desired goal, (frequent) leading to greater success and the effects of anger in encouraging people to reach for and achieve their goals were specific to situations the goals were more difficult to realize.
