Highlights
- •Anger expression and inhibition can be reduced by NVC in a psychiatric ward.
- •NVC can generate marginal positive changes in self-esteem and aggression.
- •NVC-based anger management programs are advised during mental health nursing care.
- •The NVC-based anger management is a one-to-one program that consists of six sessions that last 60 min each.
- •The program may be an accessible treatment option for psychiatric inpatients.
Abstract
This quasi-experimental study aimed to determine the effects of a nonviolent communication-based
anger management program on self-esteem, anger expression, and aggression in 44 psychiatric
inpatients (experimental group: n = 21; control group: n = 24). The program consisted of six sessions of 60 min each, using a non-equivalent
control group pretest-posttest design, and thereafter analyzing the intervention effects.
Results showed statistically significant differences between the experimental and
control groups in anger expression and anger suppression. There were positive, though
not statistically significant, changes in self-esteem and aggression. The findings
indicated a decreasing effect of anger expression and anger suppression.
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Published online: July 10, 2022
Accepted:
July 3,
2022
Received in revised form:
June 14,
2022
Received:
November 11,
2021
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