The association between socio-demographic characteristics with anger among medical students of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2013

Wong, Shi Yie and Ab Razak, Muhammad Hariz and Mukhtar, Firdaus (2013) The association between socio-demographic characteristics with anger among medical students of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2013. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Anger is an emotion useful for human survival, at a mild level for a temporary period. However, it may cause harm if it occurs continuously with poor control, especially among medical doctors. In Malaysia, there is a growing number of reports about the misconduct and aggressive behaviour of health care workers, including housemen and medical doctors, proving a need to explore the issue among current medical trainees. The relationship between anger and mental illness is established in literature worldwide. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the association between socio-demographic characteristics with anger among medical students in the Universiti Putra Malaysia. Method: This study is a cross-sectional study in which the stratified random sampling method was used. A booklet including two questionnaires, the Novaco Anger Inventory and the State and Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2, was distributed. The prevalence of characteristics of anger was analysed with descriptive statistics. In order to determine the association between socio-demographic characteristics with anger, the Independents T-Test and the One-Way ANOVA were used for normally distributed data, while the Mann-Whitey U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used for skewed data. Results: The data was analysed using SPSS version 21. The results showed a significant ciation between gender (p= 0.015) and intensity of anger. Moreover, results showed a significant association between gender and trait anger levels (p=0.003). For anger expression and control, the results showed significant associations between year of study (p= 0.028) and gender (p=0.015), with anger expression and control. Conclusion: A significant association between year of study and anger expression and control was determined. There is a significant association between gender and intensity of anger, trait anger levels, and anger expression and control. Keywords: State Anger, Trait Anger, Novaco Inventory, Medical Students, Malaysia

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms. Adni Syuhaida Zon
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2022 00:18
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2023 03:06
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/301

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