Investigation of the Relationship Between Anger Control and Self-Disclosure

Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between anger control and parental attitudes in adolescents in terms of self-disclosure tool. In addition, within the scope of the research, the demographic variables of the sample of adolescents' anger control, parental attitude and self-disclosure variable; gender;class level, family income level, family attitude. The scale, developed by G. Steele et al., examined the correlations between other subscales to evaluate the proposed structure of the Anger Expression Scale for Adolescents (PEAS) in healthy and adolescent samples. Anger Control Scale for Adolescents is a 26-item measurement tool that includes a four-point Likert response format (almost never, sometimes, often, and almost always). Anger Control Scale items for Adolescents; It was created by researchers in collaboration with a group of pediatric psychologists and psychology experts. Based on a review of the available literature on adolescent anger, including available anger expression scales, a list of potential items for reflecting trait anger and anger was created. The Turkish version of the scale was applied to 333 high school students in the adaptation study of the Self Disclosure Scale (PSS) developed by Kahn and Hessling . Within the scope of the scale adaptation study, reliability was examined with item analysis corrected item-total score correlation and confirmatory factor analysis. In the confirmatory factor analysis for the scale, it was observed that the one-dimensional model fitted well (x²=116.05, sd =50, p=0.00, RMSEA=.063, NFI=.97, NNFI=.97, CFI=.98, IFI=.98 , RFI=.95, GFI=.94, and SRMR=.45). The reliability coefficient of the scale was found to be .86. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that the Turkish version of the Self Disclosure Scale was valid and reliable in the sample group applied. Reliability coefficient of the scale (Cronbach alpha) within the scope of the research. It was found to be 65. The scale prepared by Polat (1986) measures the authoritarian and democratic attitudes of parents. The scale was applied by Polat to a group of 72 students with an interval of 15 days, and the coefficients of invariance calculated with the Pearson Product Moments technique were determined as (.83) for mothers and (.88) for fathers. The scale consists of a total of 26 items, including the democratic 14-item authoritarian dimension with 12 items to evaluate the attitudes of the students' parents towards them. In the study, the descriptive survey model was applied from the quantitative research design. Descriptive survey model; It is a research model that aims to reflect the situation that continues to exist in the past or in the current period . In this study, the relationship between the variables will be examined with Pearson correlation. In addition, the scores of the predictive variables were obtained by subtracting their mean values from their mean values in order not to encounter the problem of multicollinearity with regression analysis . Interaction effect will be achieved. Before the regression analysis, the data will be examined in terms of the assumptions required for the regression analysis. Parametric and non -parametric analyzes will be made in the SPSS analysis program, as a result of whether the data can show normal distribution or not. Findings to be obtained will be discussed in the context of the literature.