| Anger, Anger Expression, Mental Health and Psychosomatic Symptoms of Children in Multi-cultural Families. |
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So Hyun Moon, Hyo Ja An |
1Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Korea.
2Department of Nursing, Dongshin University, Korea. callm68@dsu.ac.kr |
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| Abstract |
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. |
| Key Words:
Anger; Mental health; Psychosomatic; Multi-cultural families; Child |
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