Effect of Training Anger-control Skills on Social Adjustment and Anger Self-regulation Skills among High School Students of Khash, Iran in Academic Year of 2009-2010

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to assess the effect of training anger-control skills on social adjustment and anger management of students. To study the effect of anger management training on social adjustment, three schools were selected through cluster sampling and then 200 students (boys and girls) of six classes of high schools in Khash, Iran responded to questionnaire of anger control as a screening tool. Those who gained rank of 75% and higher based on the scores of this test were determined as students who were not able to control their anger so that they were separated from ordinary population as target group. 30 girls and 30 boys were randomly selected among the target group and divided into two experimental and control groups through random method. Respondent of both groups were evaluated before intervention. Next step included program of training anger management as testing factor or independent variable through 3 months in the form of eight 90-minute sessions for 15 members (boys and girls) of experimental group while the members of control group were continuing their ordinary program. After applying the experimental variable, post-intervention evaluations were conducted for members of both girls and boys groups. Co-variance analysis was applied for data analysis and t test of means differences was applied to compare means of two independent groups. Pre-test sizes was used as covariate variable in variance analysis and to use t test, differences between pre-test and post-test scores for each of respondents were determined in each of scales and subscales monitoring dependent variables. Then, averages of different scores (D) were compared for each group and t test was applied to compare the averages of experimental and control groups. According to the obtained results of this study, experimental interventions have been effective indicating that implementation of training program of anger control has increased adjustment level, reduced anger level in different situations and increased students’ skill in field of anger control.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s2p207