Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Cinsiyete Göre Öfke İfade Etme Biçimleri

Abstract

Objective: Anger is a basic emotional reaction for human being. If one can manage to express his / her anger in a constructive way this is healthly. To do that, person should be aware of his / her anger and give reasonable vent to his / her feelings. This study is a descriptive study aimed to determine the anger of expression according to sexuality of university students. Method: This study has been performed with the acceptance of the university students in Istanbul. The sample was consisted of 398 students from a university, the age range was between 17 and 27. Participants completed Multidimensional Anger Scale (MAS) and a demographic information form. The data has been evaluated statistically by means of SPSS data base used to frequencies, ANOVA and t tests. Results: There were statistical relationships in "taking seriously", "being injustice", "being criticized" subgroups (the girls have taken higher scores), "anger towards herself / himself" subgroup (the boys have taken higher scores than girls in anger towards himself subgroup), behaviours related to anger; "aggressive and anxious behaviours" subgroup (the boys have taken higher scores in aggressive behaviours subgroup, girls have taken higher scores in anxious behaviours subgroup), "interpersonal anger passive-aggressive reactions" and "introvert reactions" subgroups (the girls taken higher scores than boys in passive-aggressive and introvert reactions scores). Conclusion: The findings were discussed in relation to the relevant literature.