Angry Adolescents Who Worry about Becoming Violent.

Silver, Marcia E.; Field, Tiffany M.; Sanders, Christopher E.; Diego, Miguel

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ERIC Number: EJ627676

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Angry Adolescents Who Worry about Becoming Violent.

Silver, Marcia E.; Field, Tiffany M.; Sanders, Christopher E.; Diego, Miguel

Adolescence, v35 n140 p663-69 Win 2000

High school students who answered affirmatively to the following statement (n=31): "Sometimes I get so angry that I worry I will become violent" were compared to non-angry peers (n=58). Variables examined were: anger/potential violence; family relationships; friends; grade point average; depression; and marijuana use. Depression and dating were the only significant predictors of anger. (MKA)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Anger, Depression (Psychology), Drug Use, Family Relationship, Grade Point Average, Interpersonal Relationship, Peer Groups, Secondary Education, Violence

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Language: English

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