The Effectiveness of Anger Management and Control Training On the Aggression Reduction of Male High School Students

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of anger management and control trainingon the aggression reduction of male high school students of Bandar Abbas. The statisticalpopulation of the study was all the male students in secondary high schools in Bandar Abbas. Theresearch sample consisted of 50 subjects (25 subjects in the control group and 25 in the test group)who were selected by purposive sampling (non-random) method and through matching andrandom replacement. Information gathering tool was Buss and Perri aggression questionnaires(1972). In order to conduct the survey, a cognitive-behavioral approach with emphasis on childadultrelationship presents a multiple training model regarding anger management which has beencompatible with Islamic-Iranian culture in the review level and is been designed in twelve 2-hoursessions. Results in this study showed that the approach of cognitive-behavioral approach (angermanagement and control training) has a significant effect on the aggression reduction (F value=2464.21 at p <0.001). Therefore, the program of cognitive-behavioral approach (anger managementand control training) is proper in the reduction of students’ aggression.

Keywords:

Anger Management And Control Training , Aggression , Male Students