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. 2016 Jun 23:5:5.
doi: 10.4103/2277-9531.184563. eCollection 2016.

Effect of anger management education on mental health and aggression of prisoner women

Elaheh Bahrami  1 , Maryam Amidi Mazaheri  1 , Akbar Hasanzadeh  2
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Effect of anger management education on mental health and aggression of prisoner women

Elaheh Bahrami et al. J Educ Health Promot. .

Abstract

Background and purpose: "Uncontrolled anger" threats the compatible and health of people as serious risk. The effects of weaknesses and shortcomings in the management of anger, from personal distress and destruction interpersonal relationships beyond and linked to the public health problems, lack of compromises, and aggressive behavior adverse outcomes. This study investigates the effects of anger management education on mental health and aggression of prisoner women in Isfahan.

Materials and methods: The single-group quasi-experimental (pretest, posttest) by prisoner women in the central prison of Isfahan was done. Multi-stage random sampling method was used. Initially, 165 women were selected randomly and completed the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire-28, and among these, those with scores >78 (the cut point) in aggression scale was selected and among them 70 were randomly selected. In the next step, interventions in four 90 min training sessions were conducted. Posttest was performed within 1-month after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS-20 software.

Results: Data analysis showed that anger management training was effective in reducing aggression (P < 0.001) and also had a positive effect on mental health (P < 0.001).

Conclusion: According to the importance of aggression in consistency and individual and collective health and according to findings, presented educational programs on anger management is essential for female prisoners.

Keywords: Aggression; anger; anger management; mental health; prisoner.

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