Research Article

The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients

Volume: 16 Number: 2 August 18, 2025
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The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate emotion regulation, trait anger, and anger expression styles in Bruxism Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2023 and March 2024, where 181 dental patients were recruited. Sociodemographic Information Form, Difficulties of Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and The State-Trait Anger Inventory (STAXI) were used as self-reported data collection tools. Ethical approval was obtained. We evaluated the difference between Bruxism and non-bruxism in terms of instruments and predictors of Bruxism. Results: The outcomes indicated that bruxists had higher trait anger, anger-in, and anger-out scores in terms of non-bruxist (p<0.05). A significantly positive relationship existed between the DERS, trait anger, and anger-in and anger-out (p<0.001). It was found that models including; -DERS-impulse, DERS-clarity, and the presence of Bruxism were statistically found to be significant and identified variables that explained 36% (adjusted) of the variance in the anger-out (p<0.001). Additionally, The interaction between alcohol use and anger-out score demonstrated a 13.1% effect on the likelihood of being diagnosed with Bruxism (R2de Nagelkerke =0,131; p<0.05) Conclusion: This study underscores the psychosomatic sides of Bruxism and its association with psychological predictors.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Psychiatry, Mental Health Services

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 18, 2025

Submission Date

May 31, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 13, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 2

APA
Karakaya Çataldaş, S., & Doğan, R. (2025). The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 16(2), 234-242. https://doi.org/10.22312/sdusbed.1492668
AMA
1.Karakaya Çataldaş S, Doğan R. The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;16(2):234-242. doi:10.22312/sdusbed.1492668
Chicago
Karakaya Çataldaş, Seda, and Reyhan Doğan. 2025. “The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 16 (2): 234-42. https://doi.org/10.22312/sdusbed.1492668.
EndNote
Karakaya Çataldaş S, Doğan R (August 1, 2025) The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 16 2 234–242.
IEEE
[1]S. Karakaya Çataldaş and R. Doğan, “The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients”, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 234–242, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.22312/sdusbed.1492668.
ISNAD
Karakaya Çataldaş, Seda - Doğan, Reyhan. “The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 16/2 (August 1, 2025): 234-242. https://doi.org/10.22312/sdusbed.1492668.
JAMA
1.Karakaya Çataldaş S, Doğan R. The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;16:234–242.
MLA
Karakaya Çataldaş, Seda, and Reyhan Doğan. “The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 234-42, doi:10.22312/sdusbed.1492668.
Vancouver
1.Seda Karakaya Çataldaş, Reyhan Doğan. The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025 Aug. 1;16(2):234-42. doi:10.22312/sdusbed.1492668