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Anger Expression According to Sexuality of University Students
Abstract
Objective: Anger is a basic emotional
reaction for human being. If one can manage to
express his / her anger in a constructive way
this is healthly. To do that, person should be
aware of his / her anger and give reasonable
vent to his / her feelings. This study is a descriptive
study aimed to determine the anger of
expression according to sexuality of university
students. Method: This study has been performed
with the acceptance of the university students
in Istanbul. The sample was consisted of
398 students from a university, the age range
was between 17 and 27. Participants completed
Multidimensional Anger Scale (MAS) and a
demographic information form. The data has
been evaluated statistically by means of SPSS
data base used to frequencies, ANOVA and t
tests. Results: There were statistical relationships
in "taking seriously", "being injustice",
"being criticized" subgroups (the girls have
taken higher scores), "anger towards herself /
himself" subgroup (the boys have taken higher
scores than girls in anger towards himself subgroup),
behaviours related to anger; "aggressive
and anxious behaviours" subgroup (the boys
have taken higher scores in aggressive behaviours
subgroup, girls have taken higher scores
in anxious behaviours subgroup), "interpersonal
anger passive-aggressive reactions" and "introvert
reactions" subgroups (the girls taken higher
scores than boys in passive-aggressive and
introvert reactions scores). Conclusion: The
findings were discussed in relation to the relevant
literature.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
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Publication Date
September 1, 2006
Submission Date
September 1, 2006
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2006 Volume: 14 Number: 3