Anger, Problem Behaviors, and Health Status in Adolescent Women.
10.4040/jkan.2004.34.7.1234
- Author:
Young Joo PARK
1
;
Keum Sun HAN
;
Hyun Jeong SHIN
;
Hyun Chul KANG
;
So Hyun MOON
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
State anger;
Anger expression;
Adolescent Women;
Problem behavior;
Heath status
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
*Adolescent Behavior;
*Anger;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
*Expressed Emotion;
Female;
*Health Status;
Humans;
Male;
Risk-Taking
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2004;34(7):1234-1242
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This cross-sectional study was designed to identify anger-expression typesof adolescent women and investigate the relation between the identified anger-expression types and their problem behaviors and health status. METHOD: One hundred ninety nine high school freshmen were recruited from September to November, 2003. Data wasanalyzed using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, chi-square-test, ANOVA, and Duncan's multiple comparison test. RESULT: Three anger-expression types in adolescent women were found; Anger-out/in, Anger-control/in, and Anger- control type. Adolescent women with frequently using the anger-out/in type and with higher state anger reported more delinquent behaviors, more health risk behaviors, and higher psychosomatic symptoms. However, adolescent women with lower state anger and frequently using the anger-control type reported more depression scores. CONCLUSION: There is a need to further clarify the relationship between anger-expression typesand depression in adolescent women. The findings suggest the necessity of a development of the program for lowering the anger level and controlling the unfavorable anger expression types such as the anger-out in.
