The effect of anger control training program based on prepared solution focused brief approach on high school students' anger control and communication skills

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of anger control training program that based on solution focused brief approach on anger control and communication skills in high school students.The research was carried out with the participation of 30 students of the nineth grade who are registered at 2011- 2012 academic year in Anatolian High School in Seferihisar town of İzmir. An experimental model with pre- test and post-test control group was used in the study. ?The State Trait Anger Expression Inventory and Communication Skills Evaluation Scale ? were applied to the respondents in each groups. Experimental, placebo and control groups consist of students whose trait anger, anger- in, anger-out levels are above the average and whose anger control and communicating skills level are below the average. The experimental group was given 45 minute anger control training program based on prepared solution focused brief approach once a week during 10 weeks. The placebo group was given 45 minute university entrance exam and introduction of jobs once week during 10 weeks. On the other hand, control group has not been provided any treatment.For the analysis of data, one way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA and test of TUKEY was used and SPSS 16.00 Windows Packet Program was used. The level of significance was selected as p<.05.In this study, a statistically significant decrease was found in trait anger, anger-in and anger-out levels and a statistically significant increase was found in anger control level after solution- focused brief approachment based anger management educational-programme but it was not statistically significant increase in the level of comunication skills.Key Words: Anger, anger control, solution-focused brief approach, adolescence