title: Anger Expression Types and Interpersonal Problems in Nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the anger expression types in nurses and to analyze the differences between the anger expression types and interpersonal problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data were collected from 149 nurses working in general hospitals with 300 beds or more in Seoul or Gyeonggi province, Korea. For anger expression type, the anger expression scale from the Korean State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory was used. For interpersonal problems, the short form of the Korean Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Circumplex Scales was used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, and Duncan's multiple comparisons test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three anger expression types in nurses were found: low-anger expression, anger-in, and anger-in/control type. From the results of multivariate analysis of variance, there were significant differences between anger expression types and interpersonal problems (Wilks lambda F = 3.52, p < .001). Additionally, anger-in/control type was found to have the most difficulty with interpersonal problems by Duncan's post hoc test (p < .050).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on this research, the development of an anger expression intervention program for nurses is recommended to establish the means of expressing the suppressed emotions, which would help the nurses experience less interpersonal problems.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Seongnam, South Korea.
authors.forename: Aekyung
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Seongnam, South Korea. Electronic address: jswon@eulji.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jongsoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Won
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Seongnam, South Korea.
authors.forename: Oksoo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Applied and Information Statistics, Kyonggi University, Suwon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sang E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D019260:Expressed Emotion; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anger; interpersonal relations; nurses