Abstract
Aim: This descriptive correlational study was designed to describe the levels of anger and the types of anger expression of late school-age Korean children, and to examine the association between anger and identified anger expression types, and depression and psychosomatic symptoms in both genders. Methods: In this study, 1027 Korean boys and girls, ranging in age from 9 to 13 years, completed the Spielberger's state-trait anger expression inventory - Korean version that measures anger and anger expression, the personality factor scale for psychosomatic symptoms, and Birleson's self-rating scale for depressive mood during childhood. Results: Anger expression types were categorised as 'anger-out with high anger expression type', 'low anger expression type', 'anger-control/ in with high anger expression type', and 'anger-control type' in boys, and 'low anger expression type', 'anger in/out type', and 'anger-control type' in girls. The means of overall anger expression and anger-in were significantly higher for girls. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that school-age children having high levels of state anger and trait anger show higher levels of depression and more psychosomatic symptoms. Knowledge about anger expression types in late school-age Korean children can add to the growing body of knowledge about anger management during the early stages in life.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 12-19 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Nursing |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 Mar 1 |
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Keywords
- Anger
- Depression
- Korea
- Psychophysiologic disorders
- Sex distribution
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- LPN and LVN
- Research and Theory
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Gender differences in anger, anger expression, depression, and psychosomatic symptoms of Korean elementary school children. / Park, Young Joo; Park, Eun Sook; Chang, Sung Ok; Kim, So S.; Kang, Hyuncheol; Moon, So Hyun.
In: Asian Journal of Nursing, Vol. 10, No. 1, 01.03.2007, p. 12-19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Gender differences in anger, anger expression, depression, and psychosomatic symptoms of Korean elementary school children
AU - Park, Young Joo
AU - Park, Eun Sook
AU - Chang, Sung Ok
AU - Kim, So S.
AU - Kang, Hyuncheol
AU - Moon, So Hyun
PY - 2007/3/1
Y1 - 2007/3/1
N2 - Aim: This descriptive correlational study was designed to describe the levels of anger and the types of anger expression of late school-age Korean children, and to examine the association between anger and identified anger expression types, and depression and psychosomatic symptoms in both genders. Methods: In this study, 1027 Korean boys and girls, ranging in age from 9 to 13 years, completed the Spielberger's state-trait anger expression inventory - Korean version that measures anger and anger expression, the personality factor scale for psychosomatic symptoms, and Birleson's self-rating scale for depressive mood during childhood. Results: Anger expression types were categorised as 'anger-out with high anger expression type', 'low anger expression type', 'anger-control/ in with high anger expression type', and 'anger-control type' in boys, and 'low anger expression type', 'anger in/out type', and 'anger-control type' in girls. The means of overall anger expression and anger-in were significantly higher for girls. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that school-age children having high levels of state anger and trait anger show higher levels of depression and more psychosomatic symptoms. Knowledge about anger expression types in late school-age Korean children can add to the growing body of knowledge about anger management during the early stages in life.
AB - Aim: This descriptive correlational study was designed to describe the levels of anger and the types of anger expression of late school-age Korean children, and to examine the association between anger and identified anger expression types, and depression and psychosomatic symptoms in both genders. Methods: In this study, 1027 Korean boys and girls, ranging in age from 9 to 13 years, completed the Spielberger's state-trait anger expression inventory - Korean version that measures anger and anger expression, the personality factor scale for psychosomatic symptoms, and Birleson's self-rating scale for depressive mood during childhood. Results: Anger expression types were categorised as 'anger-out with high anger expression type', 'low anger expression type', 'anger-control/ in with high anger expression type', and 'anger-control type' in boys, and 'low anger expression type', 'anger in/out type', and 'anger-control type' in girls. The means of overall anger expression and anger-in were significantly higher for girls. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that school-age children having high levels of state anger and trait anger show higher levels of depression and more psychosomatic symptoms. Knowledge about anger expression types in late school-age Korean children can add to the growing body of knowledge about anger management during the early stages in life.
KW - Anger
KW - Depression
KW - Korea
KW - Psychophysiologic disorders
KW - Sex distribution
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