Determination the Relationship between Anger Expression Styles and Psychological Symptoms of Nursing Students

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between anger expression styles and psychological symptoms of nursing students in a health school. Methods: The descriptive study was completed with 235 students (71% of the population). In the data collection phase, a twopart questionnaire was applied to the students. The first part of the questionnaire includes “Personal Information Form” and the second part includes “Multidimensional Anger Scale” and “Brief Symptom Inventory“. In the analysis of sociodemographic data and scale scores, descriptive statistics, normality test, and Spearman correlation analysis were used. Results: 180 of the participants were women. In the Multidimensional Anger Scale, the average score of Anger Symptoms was determined as 36.64 (SD 9.03) and Brief Symptom Inventory mean score was determined as 88.44 (SD 43.07). Common problems in the Brief Symptom Inventory are anxiety, depression and negative self. According to the correlation analysis, there was a statistically significant relationship between anger symptoms and short symptom inventory anxiety scores (r=0.517; p=0,000<0.05). There were statistically significant results between the short symptom inventory sub-dimensions and anger sub-dimensions (p <0.05). Conclusion: It was found that the relationship between anger expressions and psychological symptoms of nursing students. Brief Symptom Inventory subscale scores are generally increasing in those who cannot cope with anger, and who have high anger in thought, behaviour and interpersonal relationships. Anxiety, depression, negative self, hostility and somatization are more common in these students.

Keywords

• nursing student
• anger
• psychiatric symptoms