Abstract
Anger is an emotion, which is useful if it is short-lived and of medium intensity, and which may be detrimental when it is continuous or severe. The aim of this study is to statistically evaluate the attitudes of university students towards anger and anxiety, and consequently towards violence. 150 subjects were randomly selected from among university students. Their anxiety levels were measured and evaluated pursuant to state and trait anxiety scale; trait anger levels and anger styles were measured and evaluated pursuant to trait anger and anger attitude scale, socio-demographic nature was measured and evaluated pursuant to structured scale, and all the data were evaluated by using the statistics programs spss 18.0. 15 girls (10%) and 135 boys (90%) formed the sample group. When the responses to the questionnaire are reviewed, it is observed that 30.7% of the students expressed that they witnessed violence in their families and among relatives, 47.3% expressed that they have been punished by their families, and only 4 out of 105 students who were involved in fight to date have expressed that they received legal penalty. The data that have been gathered suggest that there is a positive correlation between outward anger scores and higher level of anxiety amongst the students. This finding indicates that expression of anger may cause interpersonal conflicts, negative self-perception, and decreased self-esteem. There also exists positive correlation among responses to the effect that those who were involved in fight in the past were witnessed more severe reactions than punishment. Violence severely influences an individual physically, emotionally and socially.
Highlights
In addition to these definitions of anxiety, there are dimensions of state anxiety and trait anxiety
State anxiety experienced by a student before entering an exam that will highly influence his average score, and the anxiety before an exam the student will take during the semester will be different
The scale which was translated into Turkish in 1975, and that underwent validity and reliability studies is comprised of state anxiety and trait anxiety scales comprised of twenty items each
Summary
In addition to these definitions of anxiety, there are dimensions of state anxiety and trait anxiety. These two types of anxiety have distinct characteristics, there is an underlying anxiety process in both. Trait Anxiety: The tendency of individuals to perceive most of the surrounding circumstances as a threat is defined as trait anxiety. This kind of anxiety is stable and continuous compared to state anxiety. Trait anxiety is not directly observed in the behaviours of the individual; it can be found out by looking at the severity and frequency of the state anxiety reactions that are observed at different times and at different conditions. Individuals with high trait anxiety are hurt more and more frequently than individuals with low trait anxiety when faced with stress; and they experience state anxiety both more frequently and more severely
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