Anger-a case study on high school students

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Sankara Pitchaiah Podila and Nazia Sultana

Anger is a normal and healthy emotion. The response was taken from 3485 students studying in rural (1368) and urban (2117) Government schools of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. The students were asked to respond for a question “Are you getting anger frequently/sometimes/ never. Statistical tools were used to analyze the data. The highest percentage recorded against ‘frequently’ is 29.79 among rural schools and 28.21% among urban schools. Against ‘never’ category 18.29% is the highest among rural and 11.43% among urban schools. Anger, impairs one's ability to process information and to exert cognitive control over their behavior. It also influences the student’s health and career. So, parents shall take necessary care to manage the anger.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2019. 17059.3179
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