The study found a relationship between dysphoria (general feelings of anxiety and discontent) and anger, but a person's ability to manage and thrive under stress full circumstances did not moderate this relationship. A discussion of this finding notes that a number of other personality dimensions have been proposed as buffers for stress, including level of self-esteem, irrational thinking, and optimism. The authors recommend that future research consider a multivariate model of resiliency under stress. Study participants were 52 police officer cadets from a large metropolitan police department. Each candidate had undergone thorough psychological testing, a background examination, and an extensive interview. Stress hardiness was assessed with the Personal Views Survey III-Revised, which measures commitment, challenge, and control combined into a score for "total hardiness." Anger was measured with the State Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2. It measures the control, expression, or experience of anger in particular situations as well as a response style or tendency toward anger. The Multiple Adjective Checklist-Revised and the dysphoria composite score of this scale were used as a proxy for stress. Hierarchical multiple regression was used as the primary analysis. 7 tables, 1 figure, and 36 references