Purpose
The aim of this study was to identify the status of psychological health among boys in high school and to examine the mediating effects of social support on the relationship between anger and entrapment on psychological health.
Methods
The participants in this study were 193 high school boys from Jeju. Measurements included state-trait anger expression inventory, entrapment scale, student social support scale, and questionnaires to assess mental and physical health. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficient, simple and multiple regression techniques with the SPSS 21.0. Mediation analysis was performed with the Baron and Kenny’s method, and Sobel test.
Results
Mean scores for anger experience, entrapment, social support, and psychological health were 29.81±7.34, 34.09±16.33, 45.75±7.02, 22.51±9.91, respectively. There was a significant correlation between anger experience and psychological health. Entrapment was significantly correlated with psychological health. Social support showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between anger experience and psychological health (Sobel test: Z=54.18. p<.001). Social support showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between entrapment and psychological health (Sobel test: Z=2.24. p=.025).
Conclusion
The results indicate a need to develop social support programs for boys in high school.

Citations

• The Relationship between Academic Stress and Suicidal Ideation among Middle-school Students: The Moderated Mediating Effects of Entrapment and Emotional Support from Peers
  Hayoung Youn, Ju Hee Park
  Family and Environment Research.2022; 60(3): 345.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This cross-sectional study was designed to identify anger-expression types in late school-age children and to investigate the relation of anger and the anger-expression type to their eating disorders.
METHOD
Two hundred fifty four children in elementary school were recruited from 14 to 25, April, 2008. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and Tukey's multiple comparison test.
RESULT
Three anger-expression types in late school-age children were found; Anger-in/out, Anger-control, and Low anger-expression types. Children frequently using the anger-out/in type among the three types and with a higher trait anger reported higher eating disorders. Particularly trait anger and unhealthy anger expression type were linked to eating disorders.
CONCLUSION
This study suggests that a specific anger management program needs to be developed for late school-age children with high trait anger and frequently using the anger out/in expression type and Anger-control type than low anger-expression types. Further research needs to be done with large samples and discussed in terms of the role of gender in eating disorders.

Citations

• Factors related to Eating Attitudes of Female High School Students
  Young-Ju Jee, Kyoung-Nam Kim
  Journal of the Korean Society of School Health.2017; 30(1): 40.     CrossRef
• A path analysis of factors influencing eating problem among young female adults
  Bo-Kyoung Cha
  Journal of Nutrition and Health.2017; 50(6): 615.     CrossRef
• Anger, Anger Expression, Mental Health and Psychosomatic Symptoms of Children in Multi-cultural Families
  So-Hyun Moon, Hyo-Ja An
  Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Menta.2011; 20(4): 325.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This descriptive correlational study was designed to examine the relationship of perfectionism to anger thought and problem behaviors. In addition, the mediating effect of anger thought in relation to perfectionism and problem behaviors was investigated.
METHODS
Data were collected from 807 students in a girls' high school, and descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and hierachical multiple regression were used with SPSS/PC 18.0 program to analyze the data.
RESULTS
There were significant differences in anger thought (primary and secondary anger-thought) and problem behaviors between the upper 25% and lower 25% group for perfectionism. Primary and secondary anger-thought had a significant mediating effect in relation to perfectionism and problem behaviors.
CONCLUSION
For effective management and prevention of adolescent women's problem behaviors, programs including perfectionism and anger thought should be developed. Further research is necessary in order to draw a consensus on cognitive factors as mediators between the related factors of problem behaviors.

Citations

• Factors related to Eating Attitudes of Female High School Students
  Young-Ju Jee, Kyoung-Nam Kim
  Journal of the Korean Society of School Health.2017; 30(1): 40.     CrossRef