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Self-Reported Anger Among Traumatized Children and Adolescents

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This investigation sought to establish if anger is associated with PTSD among children and adolescents or with trauma exposure in the absence of PTSD. The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) was administered to youth with PTSD (n=24), traumatized youth without PTSD (n=58), and a non-traumatized control group (n=38). In the absence of potentially confounding major comorbid disorders, the PTSD group had significantly higher scores on the STAXI State, Trait, and Angry Temperament scales. Trauma exposure in the absence of PTSD was not associated with higher anger scores.

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  1. Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Box 1 Thorndike Hall, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY, 10027, USA

    Philip A. Saigh

  2. Department of Psychology, Pace University, New York, USA

    Anastasia E. Yasik

  3. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, USA

    Richard Oberfield & Phill V. Halamandaris

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Saigh, P.A., Yasik, A.E., Oberfield, R. et al. Self-Reported Anger Among Traumatized Children and Adolescents. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 29, 29–37 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-006-9026-9

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