Anger Situation of Last Year Students in the Faculty of Health Sciences

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine anger expression style of last year students in Faculty of Health Sciences. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out with the participation of 114 senior grade students from the Department of Nursing, Health Management and Child. Data were collected by using the “Trait Anger Expression Scale” which was developed to determine anger expression styles. The scale consists of 34 items and quadruple Likert Type Scaling. A high score of continuous anger showed that anger level was high. The high score of anger control scale indicated that anger could be controlled. The high score of anger-out scale indicated that anger could be easily expressed, and the high score for inward anger subscale showed that anger was suppressed. Results: Nursing students made up 62.3% of the study population while 16.7% were health management students and 21.1% child development students. It was determined that the students had moderate anger behavior, their level of suppression of anger was low, they could not express their anger easily and they had moderate anger controls. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between continuous anger and inward anger and anger expression, while there was a negative correlation with anger control. There was no significant difference among the departments in terms of general anger status. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that students experienced moderate anger, could not express their anger easily, and their anger suppression levels and anger controls were low. It may be advisable to plan education and trainings in order to control the anger of the students who will work in the field of health and to develop methods for dealing with anger in an appropriate manner, and to add issues of anger control to the content of the related courses