Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the coping behavior in the anger situation. The subjects were 312 junior high school students.
First, an Anger Coping Inventory for junior high school students (pilot version) was constructed by an open answer questionnaire. Factor analysis suggested that anger coping behavior consisted of three factors: attack, help, and suppression. Only the help behavior score differed significantly between genders (female>male). Moreover, the higher the anger frequency and the higher the stress level, the more frequently attack behavior was adopted in confrontational scenes. Multiple regression analysis was then conducted to determine the relationship between the anger scale and coping behavior in situations of expressed anger. Results suggested that males tended to show attack behavior when faced with dissatisfaction, whereas females tended to show suppression behavior. Finally, males tended to adopt help behavior in confrontational situations caused by friends, whereas females adopted attack behavior in confrontational situations caused by teachers.
