GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? g. Prayed for help from 
God.

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? h. Fantasized about a 
magical solution to the problem

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? i. Went out to get some 
exercise to make me feel better

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? j. yelled or hit 
something to let out my pent-up feelings

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? k. Waited for feeliings 
to pass

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? l. Tried to accept the 
situation as it was

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? m. Left the situation

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? n. Thought about how to 
get revenge

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? o. Planned ho to end the 
relationship with the person who made me angry

580. I'm going to show you a list of things that people 
sometimes do to change their feelings. Did you do any of these 
things after you got angry or annoyed? p. Other (specify)

581. Did you feel like your reaction to the situation was 
appropriate, or did it seem wrong to you somehow...for example, 
too intense or the wrong emotion for the occasion? On a scale 
that runs from 0 as completely right to 10 as completely wrong 
for the situation, tell me whether your feelings were right or 
wrong for the situation.

582. Think again about the situation that made you angry or 
annoyed. How responsible was the person/people who you were 
angry or annoyed at for the situation? Think of a scale where 0 
means he/she was/were not at all responsible, while 10 means 
he/she/they was/were completely responsible.