Anger, Anger Expression, Mental Health and Psychosomatic Symptoms of Children in Multi-cultural Families.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2011.20.4.325
- Author:
So Hyun MOON
1
;
Hyo Ja AN
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Anger;
Mental health;
Psychosomatic;
Multi-cultural families;
Child
- MeSH:
Anger*;
Child*;
Humans;
Mental Health*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2011;20(4):325-333
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of anger, and its expression type to mental health and psychosomatic symptoms in children of multi-cultural families. METHODS: The data were collected from 125 students in grades 4~6, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey's multiple comparison test were used with the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program. RESULTS: Three anger-expression types were found; low anger expression, anger-out, anger-control/in type. There were significant difference in mental health and psychosomatic symptoms between the upper 25% and lower 25% groups of state-trait anger. Also, levels of state-trait anger and types of anger expression were associated with mental health and psychosomatic symptoms. CONCLUSION: Anger management programs for children in multi-cultural families are necessary to help them lower anger levels and control types of unfavorable anger expression such as the anger-out-in type.
