Research Article

Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents

Number: 25 April 29, 2025
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Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents

Abstract

Aim: In this study, it is aimed to examine the relationship between parental attitudes, anger and anger expression styles. Method: The research was conducted using a survey method. The sample consisted of 412 participants aged between 8 and 18 years, including both children and adolescents from Diyarbakır. In order to collect data, a socio-demographic data form prepared by the researcher, the Trait Anger and Anger Expression Scale, and the Parental Attitude Scale were administered on participants. Descriptive analyses, T-tests, ANOVA, and correlation analyses were employed to analyze the research data. Results: Of the children and adolescents participating in the study, 41.7% were between the ages of 11 and 15. The study found a positive correlation between the trait anger subscale and permissive (r: 0.191; p<0.05), protective (r: 0.145; p<0.05), democratic (r: 0.102; p<0.05) and authoritarian parental attitudes (r: 0.341; p<0.05). Additionally, a moderate, positive relationship was found between the controlled anger subscale and protective (r: 0.333; p<0.05) and democratic parental attitudes (r: 0.537; p<0.05). There was also a positive relationship between the outwardly expressed anger subscale and permissive (r: 0.219; p<0.05), protective (r: 0.145; p<0.05), democratic attitudes (r: 0.140; p<0.05) and authoritarian attitudes (r: 0.348; p<0.05). Finally, positive correlation was found between the suppressed anger subscale and permissive (r: 0.218; p<0.05), protective (r: 0.157; p<0.05), democratic (r: 0.263; p<0.05), and authoritarian (r: 0.138; p<0.05) parental attitudes. Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between trait anger, controlled anger, suppressed anger, and outwardly expressed anger levels and parental attitudes. In this context, this study suggests that parents should be aware of their parenting styles because these styles impact chidren’s anger and its expression.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 29, 2025

Publication Date

April 29, 2025

Submission Date

August 29, 2024

Acceptance Date

February 24, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 25

APA
Gül Uyuğ, P., & Yıldız, D. (2025). Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, 25, 244-255. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1540635
AMA
1.Gül Uyuğ P, Yıldız D. Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents. IGUSABDER. 2025;(25):244-255. doi:10.38079/igusabder.1540635
Chicago
Gül Uyuğ, Pelda, and Deniz Yıldız. 2025. “Relationship Between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, nos. 25: 244-55. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1540635.
EndNote
Gül Uyuğ P, Yıldız D (April 1, 2025) Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences 25 244–255.
IEEE
[1]P. Gül Uyuğ and D. Yıldız, “Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents”, IGUSABDER, no. 25, pp. 244–255, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.38079/igusabder.1540635.
ISNAD
Gül Uyuğ, Pelda - Yıldız, Deniz. “Relationship Between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences. 25 (April 1, 2025): 244-255. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1540635.
JAMA
1.Gül Uyuğ P, Yıldız D. Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents. IGUSABDER. 2025;:244–255.
MLA
Gül Uyuğ, Pelda, and Deniz Yıldız. “Relationship Between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, no. 25, Apr. 2025, pp. 244-55, doi:10.38079/igusabder.1540635.
Vancouver
1.Pelda Gül Uyuğ, Deniz Yıldız. Relationship between Parental Attitudes and Anger Expression Styles in Children and Adolescents. IGUSABDER. 2025 Apr. 1;(25):244-55. doi:10.38079/igusabder.1540635

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