Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Abstract BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease accounts for 40% of the world’s fatality and after
accidents and traumas, is the second leading cause of death in Iran. Given the role of psychological
characteristics such as hostility and anger in the development of certain behaviors and habits affecting
heart problems, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between hostility and anger with
coronary artery disease.
METHODOLOGY: In this cross‑sectional study, 320 patients referring to the hospital with coronary
artery stenosis enrolled in the study and were available for angiography. Data collection tools
included demographic and disease status questionnaires and aggression questionnaire. The data
were analyzed by SPSS software version 16, and Spearman’s correlation coefficient, Student’s t‑,
and one‑way analysis of variance tests was used for the statistical analysis.
RESULTS: In this case, we have the following. Out of 302 cases, 183 were males and 119 were
females. One hundred and ninety‑seven patients with coronary artery disease and 105 patients with
angiography had no coronary artery disease.
CONCLUSION: People with coronary artery disease and healthy controls had no significant
differences in demographic characteristics, history of illness, and education. Furthermore, there was
no statistically significant relationship between hostility and anger with vasoconstriction. Since there is
no relationship between hostility and anger with coronary artery disease, further studies are needed
to investigate the presence of mediating variables to design appropriate and preventive interventions.

Abstract BACKGROUND: One of the psychobehavioral factors that can predict drug abuse in students is
anger. This study aimed to evaluate the association between anger and drug addiction potential in
medical students in Iran in relation to their gender and college.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive and analytical cross‑sectional study was conducted
on 373 students of five colleges at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. For collecting
data, Persian versions of state‑trait anger expression inventory‑2 and addiction potential scale
were employed. Data were analyzed in SPSS software using t‑test, one‑way ANOVA, and Pearson
correlation test.
RESULTS: There was a significant positive relationship between subjective components of anger
(sate anger, trait anger, anger expression‑out, and anger expression‑in) and addiction potential in
samples (P < 0.05), while anger regulation components (anger control‑in and anger control‑out) had
significant negative correlation with addiction potential (P < 0.05). Moreover, a significant difference
was found in mean addiction potential scores between samples based on gender and college. With
respect to mean anger scores, the difference between students based on gender was significant only
in terms of state anger and anger expression‑in, while we found no significant difference between
them based on college except in anger expression‑out (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Subjective components of anger can predict drug addiction potential in medical
students. It is recommended that anger management programs should be provided to the medical
students as one of the most important community groups in the field of public health.

Abstract Background and Purpose: “Uncontrolled anger” threats the compatible and health of people
as serious risk. The effects of weaknesses and shortcomings in the management of anger,
from personal distress and destruction interpersonal relationships beyond and linked to the
public health problems, lack of compromises, and aggressive behavior adverse outcomes.
This study investigates the effects of anger management education on mental health and
aggression of prisoner women in Isfahan. Materials and Methods: The single‑group
quasi‑experimental (pretest, posttest) by prisoner women in the central prison of Isfahan was
done. Multi‑stage random sampling method was used. Initially, 165 women were selected
randomly and completed the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire and the General Health
Questionnaire‑28, and among these, those with scores >78 (the cut point) in aggression scale
was selected and among them 70 were randomly selected. In the next step, interventions in
four 90 min training sessions were conducted. Posttest was performed within 1‑month after
the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS‑20 software. Results: Data analysis showed
that anger management training was effective in reducing aggression (P < 0.001) and also
had a positive effect on mental health (P < 0.001). Conclusion: According to the importance
of aggression in consistency and individual and collective health and according to findings,
presented educational programs on anger management is essential for female prisoners.