Association of Anger Expression Patterns and Health Status in Health Care Workers.
10.4040/jkan.2006.36.5.821
- Author:
Won Hee LEE
1
;
Duck Hee KANG
;
Jin Hee PARK
;
Soo Hyun KIM
;
Sung Gil MIN
;
Jae Hun NHO
Author Information
1. The Nursing Policy Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. leewhn508@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Anger expression;
Anger;
Health status
- MeSH:
Adult;
*Anger;
Expressed Emotion;
Female;
*Health Status;
Humans;
Male;
Medical Staff, Hospital/*psychology;
Middle Aged;
Models, Nursing;
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2006;36(5):821-828
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine anger-expression patterns and their association with state and trait anger and physical and psychological health status in health care workers. METHOD: Four hundred and forty eight nurses, physicians and technicians from a large medical center completed standardized questionnaires of anger, anger-expression patterns and mood. They also had blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose and body mass index measured during their annual physical examinations. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, chi-square and ANOVA. RESULTS: Subjects showed two major clusters of anger-expression patterns: anger-control and anger-in/out. Subjects with the anger-in/out pattern reported higher state and trait anger and more anxiety, depression and fatigue than subjects with the anger-control pattern. Physical health indicators, however, were not significantly different between the two clusters of anger-expression patterns. CONCLUSION: Anger-expression patterns are associated with psychological health status but not with physical health status. Anger-expression patterns, however, need to be examined over time to assess their long-term effects on the physical and psychological health status in future studies.
