TY - JOUR JF - ijpcp JO - IJPCP VL - 14 IS - 4 PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/2/01 TI - The Efficacy of Anger Management Training on Adjustment Skills of High School Male Students in Tehran TT - تأثیرآموزش مدیریت خشم بر مهارت‌های سازگاری پسران دوره متوسطه شهر تهران N2 - AbstractObjectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the efficacy of an anger management training on adjustment skills in a sample of high school male students with significant anger management problems, and proneness to aggression and violence due to drastic expression of anger. Method: The State-Trait Anger Inventory was administered to 170 grade 2 and 3 high school students as a screening tool. Subjects who scored at the 75th percentile or higher in this test were considered as the target population, from whom 32 individuals were randomly selected and divided into two groups. The anger management training program was administered to 16 members of the group as a screening instrument. Students’ Adjustment Questionnaire was used to measure adjustment skills. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis. Results: The observed F proportion was statistically significant (p SP - 394 EP - 403 AU - Naveedy, Ahad AD - KW - social adjustment; anger; acting out UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-609-en.html ER -