J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2013 Sep;24(3):132-140.

The Effect of an Internet-Based Anger Management Program for School-Aged Children to Prevent School Violence

• Oh S
• Chang HA
• Choi JY
• Shin MS

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of an internet-based anger management program for school-aged children.
METHODS
Forty-eight elementary school students took part in an anger management training program; subsequently, participants, their parents, and their teachers answered questionnaires assessing the participants' anger, aggressiveness, and other emotional/behavioral problems, pre- and post-training.
RESULTS
At the post-training self-assessment, the participants showed significant reductions in their "anger-out" tendencies and physical aggressiveness. In addition, the effects of the program on "anger-out" tendencies, aggressiveness, anger and peer relational problem were found to be more significant in participants who reported depressive symptoms. Teachers rated the participants' peer-relational problems as having decreased after the training.
CONCLUSION
The proposed internet-based anger management program had a significant effect on the school-aged children's abilities to control their anger.

Keyword

Anger Management; School Violence; Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT)

MeSH Terms

Anger*
Child*
Depression
Education
Humans
Parents
Self-Assessment
Violence*
Surveys and Questionnaires