Highlights
- •Anger is an emotion which may be experienced in varying intensities from a minor annoyance to wrath.
- •Nurses are one of the key people who guide and support in providing anger management and preventing violent behaviors.
- •It is important that nurses use effective methods in protecting and improving the mental health of adolescents.
- •Solution-focused nursing interventions can contribute to the prevention of violence and aggressive behaviors.
- •The provision of anger management by nurses can help strengthening of abilities, skills and capabilities in adolescents.
Abstract
Background
This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of a solution-focused approach on
anger management and violent behavior in adolescents.
Method
The study was an experimental and randomized controlled trial including pre-test and
post-test measurements and control group. The sample of experimental (n = 24) and control groups (n = 24) of the study consisted of 48 students. A 7-session
program of anger management and prevention of violent behavior based on a solution
focused approach was applied to the experimental group.
Results
There were no statistically significant differences between trait anger, anger in,
anger out, anger control sub-dimensions and VTS scores of the experimental and control
groups before the intervention (p > 0.05). In post-test and follow-up test, trait anger (23.32 ± 2.83) (21.10 ± 3.51),
anger-out (14.95 ± 4.16) (15.50 ± 3.49) and the mean scores of VTS (30.77 ± 4.01)
(32.80 ± 4.53) of the individuals in the experimental group were significantly lower,
whereas their mean score of anger control (24.86 ± 3.62) (23.65 ± 4.44) were significantly
higher than the control group.
Conclusion
Solution-oriented approach programs should be used by psychiatric nurses to provide
anger management and reduce violence tendencies in adolescents.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: August 05, 2022
Accepted:
July 31,
2022
Received in revised form:
May 8,
2022
Received:
December 22,
2021
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