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[Development and evaluation of a school-based anger management program (SAMP) for adolescents]
Young-Joo Park1, Ho-Sihn Ryu, Keum-Sun Han
1College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
|March 7, 2009
Summary
This study developed a school-based anger management program (SAMP) for adolescents. While initial results showed few group differences, the program demonstrated potential for improving resilience and specific immune responses over time.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent psychology
- Behavioral intervention studies
- Psychoneuroimmunology
Background:
- Adolescent anger can negatively impact psychosocial and physiological health.
- Effective anger management programs are needed to support adolescent well-being.
- School-based interventions offer a scalable approach to address adolescent anger.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate a 4-session school-based anger management program (SAMP) for adolescents.
- To examine the program's effects on anger, anger expression, psychosomatic, psychosocial, and immunologic responses.
- To assess the program's efficacy using a quasi-experimental, pre-post, nonequivalent control group design.
Main Methods:
- A quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent control group and repeated measures was employed.
- Data were analyzed using Chi-square, t-tests, paired t-tests, and Fisher's exact test.
- Participants included adolescents in an experimental group receiving SAMP and a control group.
Main Results:
- No significant group differences were found initially, except for lymphocyte counts.
- Post-treatment, the experimental group showed significant improvements in pain sensitivity, T cell subsets (Helper T, Suppressor T), and Natural Killer cells.
- At follow-up, the experimental group demonstrated reduced entrapment and psychosomatic symptoms (4 weeks) and increased resilience (10 weeks).
Conclusions:
- The school-based anger management program (SAMP) shows promise for enhancing anger management abilities in adolescents.
- Program modifications may be necessary to further increase its overall effectiveness.
- SAMP interventions can positively influence specific psychosocial and immunologic markers in adolescents.
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