This piece is all over the place. And i don't give the studies any value at all. Emotions cannot be measured as such, it's far more complex than that.
The underlying emotions caused by so-called venting is the thing which is interesting. Not the venting. It's a side effect of the real emotions underneath.
How you express your feelings towards yourself and others is what this is basically about.
Anger is most often a layer around grief or sorrow, so the anger-feeling is no more than a hint to that something else is going on deeper inside you[0].
The underlying emotions caused by so-called venting is the thing which is interesting. Not the venting. It's a side effect of the real emotions underneath.
How you express your feelings towards yourself and others is what this is basically about.
Anger is most often a layer around grief or sorrow, so the anger-feeling is no more than a hint to that something else is going on deeper inside you[0].
[0] https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/peeling-the-onion-uncoverin...