Predictive ability of anger on school anxiety chilean students of secondary education
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Anger and anxiety are related through the underlying biological vulnerability in both constructs, because individuals react facing to a threat with anger or anxiety. But, has the anger the ability to predict anxiety? In this study we have proposed to analyze the predictive ability of anger on school anxiety in a sample of 1131 Chilean students Secondary Education, 560 boys and 571 girls (49.51% and 51.49%, respectively) between 13 to 18 years (M = 15.30; SD = 1.10). The anger expression was measured by the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory for Children and Adolescents (STAXI-NA) and School Anxiety with Anxiety Inventory School (IAES). The logistic regression analysis revealed that high scores on feelings of anger, anger temperament, internal expression of anger, rage and anger-state-trait predict high anxiety. These results suggest the need to design and develop educational programs that help students to direct the anger expression and decrease school anxiety levels.
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