The Impact of Anger Management Skills Training on the General Health of Housewives

The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. The research population includes all the housewives referring to the counseling center of the 7th District of Tehran Municipality. A sample of 30 housewives was selected using the convenience sampling technique and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 8 90-minute sessions of training on anger management skills. The data collection instruments were the Eysenck Aggression Inventory and the General Health Questionnaire and the data were analyzed using covariance performed by SPSS14.The results revealed that anger management skills training affects the general health of housewives. The F value (20.14) for the differences between groups with the degree of freedom 1 and 27 at p>0.0001 level was significant. The results also suggest that anger management skills affect the subjects’ anxiety, depression and social functioning but it does not impact on women’s bodily functions. The F value (20.14) obtained for the differences between groups regarding anxiety, depression and social functioning with the degree of freedom 1 and 27 at p˃0.95 level was significant. As such, anger management skills training does significantly impact on the housewives’ physical functioning.