AN EXAMINATION OF ANGER LEVEL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Year 2011, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 1142 - 1151, 01.02.2011

Nergüz Bulut Serin Oğuz Serin

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine whether there is a significant difference between the continuous anger levels of the university students. The study includes the students of the School of Foreign Languages, Dokuz Eylül University. The population of the study consists of 310 students, 109 of whom are females (35.2%) and 201 of whom are males (64.8%). The data collecting instruments used in the study are as follows: personal information form which was designed by the researchers and The State Trait Anger Scale (STAS). In the analysis of the data, one-way ANOVA, t-Test, and Scheffe techniques were used. In the findings obtained, significant differences were observed in anger control in favor of the females, and 17-21 age groups. The anger level of the students who stayed with their families was determined to be less than those who stayed away from their families in their homes or the youth hostels. 

Keywords

, University Students, The State Trait Anger Scale, Anger Control Sub-Scales, Anger