Psychosocial predictors of anger among university students

Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour, Latefa A. Dardas, Hani Nawafleh and Mohammad H. Abu-Asba

Children and Youth Services Review, 2012, vol. 34, issue 2, 474-479

Abstract: Anger is regarded as one of the basic human emotions and has been linked to adverse health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate mental health predictors of anger among university students in Jordan. Methods: A sample of 241 university students from private and governmental universities in Jordan answered self-report questionnaires that include state-trait anger, perceived social support, personal mastery, and life satisfaction scale. The results showed that university students have moderate level of state and trait anger, and that student's perception of life satisfaction is a strong predictor of state and trait anger (p<.001) while social support and personal mastery were not. Number of smoked cigarette has significant correlation with trait anger (r=.18, p=.009), and no differences were found between male and female university students in their level of anger. The study's implications for educational and counseling programs, and research interventions were discussed.

Keywords: State anger; Trait anger; Social support; Personal mastery; Life satisfaction; University students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.12.004

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