Anger and Health Status in Late School-Age Children.
10.4040/jkan.2005.35.5.888
- Author:
Young Joo PARK
1
;
Eun Sook PARK
;
Soo Jeong KIM
;
Seung Sook YANG
;
Hyun Jeong SHIN
;
Hye Sang IM
;
So Hyun MOON
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. yjpark@korea.ac.kr.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
State anger;
Anger expression;
Late school-age child;
Depression;
Psychosomatic symptoms
- MeSH:
Psychophysiologic Disorders/psychology;
Male;
Korea;
Humans;
*Health Status;
Female;
Family Characteristics;
*Depression;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
*Child Psychology;
Child;
*Anger
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2005;35(5):888-895
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This cross-sectional study was designed to identify anger-expression types in late school-age children and investigate the relation between the identified anger-expression types and their health status. METHOD: One thousand twenty seven children in elementary school fifth and sixth grades were recruited from November to December, 2004. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, 2-test, ANOVA, Duncan's multiple comparison test, and Wilcoxon rank sum test. RESULTS: Three anger-expression types in late school-age children were found; Anger-out/in, Anger-control, and Low anger-expression types. Children frequently using the anger-out/in type among the three types and with a higher state anger reported higher psychosomatic symptoms and depression. Children from a divorced or separated family reported higher state anger. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that a specific anger management program needs to be developed for late school-age children with high state anger and frequently using the anger out/in expression type. For understanding the anger level and the anger expression types of Korean school-age children, further research needs to be done with large samples using a randomized sampling method.
