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

Year 2025, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 234 - 242, 18.08.2025

Seda Karakaya Çataldaş , Reyhan Doğan

https://doi.org/10.22312/sdusbed.1492668

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.

Keywords

Bruxism, Emotion regulation, Anger, Dental patients

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Bruksizmde Duygu Düzenleme, Sürekli Öfke ve Öfke İfade Tarzlarının İncelenmesi: Diş Kliniğine Başvuran Hastalarla Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, bruksizmde duygu düzenleme, sürekli öfke ve öfke ifade tarzlarının incelenmesi amaçlamıştır.

Materyal ve Metot: Araştırma, Aralık 2023 ve Mart 2024 tarihleri arasında diş kliniğine başvuran 181 kişinin katılımıyla gerçekleşmiştir. Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu, Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğü Ölçeği (DDGÖ) ve Durumluk-Sürekli Öfke Ölçeği (DSÖÖ) veri toplama araçları olarak kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın etik onayı alınmıştır. Araştırmanı sonuçları Bruksizm ve Bruksizm olmayanlar arasındaki fark ve bruksizmin yordayıcıları açısından değerlendirilmiştir.

Bulgular: Sürekli öfke, içe-öfke ve dışa-öfke puanları, Bruksizm tanısı olanlarda daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0.05). DDGÖ ile sürekli öfke, içe-öfke ve dışa-öfke puanları arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki vardır (p<0.001). DDGÖ-dürtü, DDGÖ-açıklık ve Bruksizmi içeren model, dışa-öfkenin %36'sını açıklamıştır (p<0.001). Alkol kullanımı ile dışa-öfkenin birlikteliği Bruksizm tanısı alma üzerinde %13,1'lik bir etki göstermiştir (R2de Nagelkerke =0,131; p<0,05).

Sonuç: Bu çalışma bruksizmin psikosomatik yönlerini ve psikolojik belirleyicilerle olan ilişkisini vurgulamaktadır.

Keywords

Bruksizm, Duygu düzenleme, Öfke, Diş kliniğine başvuran hastalar

Project Number

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