This study was conducted to investigate the effects of anger control training and meditation training on the reduction of anger and aggression with adolescents.
Subjects were consisted of thirty-two female middle school students. Twenty-two subjects...
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of anger control training and meditation training on the reduction of anger and aggression with adolescents.
Subjects were consisted of thirty-two female middle school students. Twenty-two subjects with high anger and aggression level were randomly assigned to the anger control training(n=11), and meditation training(n=11) group. Ten subjects with low anger and aggression level were assigned to the control group.
The anger control training group was given a cognitive-social skill anger control program during eight sessions. The meditation training group was given a meditation program such as relaxation, breathing meditation, sitting meditation, body scan, yoga and imagery during eight sessions. The control group received no treatment during the period.
The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory(STAXI-K, Spielberger, 1988) was used to measure pre- and post-training anger level of the subjects. The Aggression Inventory(Buss, Durkee, 1957) was used to measure pre- and post-training aggression level of the subjects. The analysis of variance with repeated measure(mixed design) was used to examine the treatment effects within each groups.
The results of this study are as follows: first, the level of state anger in the anger control training group was decreased more than the control group and the meditation group; Second, the level of anger control in the anger control training group was increased more than the control group and the meditation group; Third, The level of aggression in the anger control training group and the meditation training group was decreased more than the control group; Finally, the training effects were found on the reduction of anger and aggression level and the promotion of anger control level in case of the anger control training. The training effects were found on the reduction of aggression level in case of the meditation training.