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Objective.—To evaluate whether anger and anger expression are different between persons with and without headache after controlling for depression and anxiety.

Background.—Persons with headache may experience more problems with anger and its expression when compared with persons without headache. It is important to establish whether differences exist for persons with and without headache on trait anger and anger expression independent of depression and anxiety. To date, however, this issue has received little attention in the empirical literature. The current study measured trait anger, anger‐in, hostility, anxiety, and depression among persons with and without headache, and evaluated whether trait anger and anger‐in differentiated groups independent of depression and anxiety.

Methods.—Participants were 422 adults recruited from a larger study within a university setting. Of those, 171 suffered …