Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Anger Management Skills Test
Publish place: Social Determinants of Health، Vol: 6، Issue: 1
Publish Year: 1399
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
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Abstract:
Background: More awareness of anger in different social situations can help us to manage it efficiently. Unfortunately, the questionnaire measuring these differences hasn't been validated in Iran. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Springer anger control skills test.Method: The statistical population of this study was ۲۰۰ college students consisted of ۱۸۰ undergraduate, ۱۵ M.Sc, and ۵ Ph.D. students at Shiraz University. A random sampling method was used in this research. Springer anger control skills test was completed to assess the validity and reliability, Cronbach's alpha and internal validity, and exploratory factor analysis was used.Results: Results indicated the reliability of ۰.۶۲ and a significant value (۰.۰۰۱). KMO value was ۰.۴۵. Also, a significant difference was found between males and females in anger management and allocated to sociality and non-family relationships (۰.۰۰۱). Simultaneously, there was no significant difference between females and males in other variables and subscales of anger control.Conclusion: Findings illustrate that this scale is reliable and valid and can be used in a clinical context. The difference between male and female in controlling anger in social situations can be related to Cultural influences and having more education; also, this sample only represents the population who had a higher level of education in comparison to others. Besides, they have received more educational training and necessary skills to cope with impulses and social encounters more appropriately.
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Authors
Yasin Farshchi-Tabrizi
Department of psychology, Payam Noor Bushehr University, Bushehr, Iran
Sadegh Borazjani
Department of Mental Health, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Changiz Rahimi
Department of Clinical Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran