The Impact of Anger Management Instruction on Mothers’ Psychological Well-Being

M. Shokouhi Yekta, Ph D

M. Rafi’ Khah, M.A.

N. Zamani

J. Pour Karimi, Ph D

This study examined the impact of cognitive-behavioral anger management instruction on mothers’ psychological well-being. This semi-experimental research had a single group pre-test, post-test design. The population of the study comprised all mothers residing in Tehran and the sample included 81 mothers from districts 1 to 5 who had voluntarily enrolled for taking part in the workshops and were selected via non-probability sampling. The participants were assigned to four groups and received identical instruction. The anger management training sessions were held for seven weeks and in each weak the subjects had a two-hour training session. Ryff’s psychological well-being scale (1989) was administered for both pre- and post-tests. Results of dependent t-test showed that from among the components of psychological well-being scale, the changes observed in the mean of purposeful life and personal growth were statistically significant, whereas the changes in self-acceptance, positive relation with others, autonomy, and environmental mastery were not significant.

Key words: anger management, psychological well-being