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Anger and Health Status in Late School-Age Children  

Park Young-Joo (College of Nursing, Korea University)
Park Eun Sook (College of Nursing, Korea University)
Kim Soo Jeong (Buyong Elementary School, Eijeongbu City, Kyungki Province)
Yang Seung-Sook (Taereung Elementary School)
Shin Hyun Jeong (College of Nursing Korea University)
Im Hye Sang (College of Nursing, Korea University)
Moon So-Hyun (College of Nursing, Korea University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.35, no.5, 2005 , pp. 888-895 More about this Journal
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, ANOV A, 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.
Keywords
State anger; Anger expression; Late school-age child; Depression; Psychosomatic symptoms;
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