Anger Management Program Participants Gain Behavioral Changes in Interpersonal Relationships

Authors

• Suzanne Pish, Michigan State UniversityFollow
• Teresa Clark-Jones, Michigan State UniversityFollow
• Cheryl Eschbach, Michigan State UniversityFollow
• Holly Tiret, Michigan State UniversityFollow

Volume

54

Issue

5

DOI

10.34068/joe.54.05.25

Abstract

RELAX: Alternatives to Anger is an educational anger management program that helps adults understand and manage anger, develop communication skills, manage stress, and make positive behavioral changes in their interpersonal relationships. A sample of 1,168 evaluation surveys were collected from RELAX: Alternatives to Anger participants over 3 program years (2013–2015). A dependent t-test on the mean composite scores for the group and calculation of individual preprogram-to-postprogram change scores showed that the program was effective overall. The RELAX: Alternatives to Anger curriculum is appropriate for workplace wellness programs, Extension programming for audiences such as farm families and 4-H volunteers, and Extension staff professional development.

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Pish, S., Clark-Jones, T., Eschbach, C., & Tiret, H. (2016). Anger Management Program Participants Gain Behavioral Changes in Interpersonal Relationships. Journal of Extension, 54(5), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.54.05.25