Rumination and Anger/Anger Expression Styles as Risk Factors for Psychological Symptoms of Adolescents

Abstract

Rumination and anger/anger expression styles as risk factors for psychological symptoms of adolescents. The aim of the study is to investigate the contributions of rumination and trait anger/ anger expression styles to psychological symptoms in adolescents. The sample consisted of 555 high school students (311 female and 244 male). They were given a Demographic Form, “Rumination Scale”, “The State- Trait Anger Scale”, and “The Brief Symptom Inventory”. In order to test the predictability of depressive and anxiety symptoms by rumination and trait anger/ anger expression styles, hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted. The results revealed that rumination is a strong predictor of depressive and anxiety symptoms both in female and male adolescents. In addition, after the effect of rumination was controlled, trait anger/ anger expression styles still predicted depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescents. How rumination and anger/ anger expression styles explained psychological symptoms of adolescents were discussed in relation to the literature.

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Ergenlerde Görülen Psikolojik Belirtilerin Yordayıcıları Olarak Ruminasyon ve Öfke/ Öfke İfade Tarzları

Abstract

Araştırmanın amacı ergenlerin sürekli öfke/ öfke ifade tarzları ve ruminatif kişilik özellikleri ile psikolojik belirtileri arasındaki ilişkiyi cinsiyete bağlı olarak incelemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 311’i kız, 244’ü erkek olmak üzere toplam 555 lise öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Ruminasyon Ölçeği, Sürekli Öfke/Öfke İfade Tarzları Ölçeği ve Kısa Semptom Envanteri’dir. Sürekli öfke/ öfke ifade tarzları ve ruminasyonun kız ve erkeklerde kaygı belirtilerini ve depresif belirtileri yordama gücünün test edilmesi için hiyerarşik regresyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Ruminasyon ve sürekli öfke/ öfke ifade tarzları ile depresif belirtiler ve kaygı belirtileri arasındaki ilişki hem erkeklerde hem de kızlarda gözlemlenmiştir. Ruminasyon; her iki cinsiyet için de psikolojik belirtileri tek başına açıklayabilen güçlü bir yordayıcıyken, ruminasyonun etkisi kontrol edildikten sonra sürekli öfke/ öfke ifade tarzları da depresif belirtiler ve kaygı belirtileriyle istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir şekilde ilişkili bulunmuştur. Ruminasyon ve öfke/ öfke ifade tarzlarının ergenlerde görülen psikolojik belirtileri açıklama gücü ilgili alan yazınıyla ilişkilendirilerek tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

• Akademik erteleme, akademik erteleme nedenleri, durumluk umut düzeyi

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