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KMID : 0607320110200040325
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2011 Volume.20 No. 4 p.325 ~ p.333
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Anger, Anger Expression, Mental Health and Psychosomatic Symptoms of Children in Multi-cultural Families
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Moon So-Hyun
An Hyo-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of anger, and its expression type to mental health and psychosomatic symptoms in children of multi-cultural families.
Methods: The data were collected from 125 students in grades 4~6, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey’s multiple comparison test were used with the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program.
Results: Three anger-expression types were found; low anger expression, anger-out, anger-control/in type. There were significant difference in mental health and psychosomatic symptoms between the upper 25% and lower 25% groups of state-trait anger. Also, levels of state-trait anger and types of anger expression were associated with mental health and psychosomatic symptoms.
Conclusion: Anger management programs for children in multi-cultural families are necessary to help them lower anger levels and control types of unfavorable anger expression such as the anger-out-in type.
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KEYWORD
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Anger, Mental health, Psychosomatic, Multi-cultural families, Child
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