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| Published: January 31, 2019

The Effect of Anger Management on Aggression with Social Skills as a Moderating Variable

Department of Psychology, Postgraduate program of Muhammadiyah Malang University, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

Ria Rizki Utami ,

Department of Psychology, Faculty Member and Lecturer of Muhammadiyah Malang University, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

Latipun

Department of Psychology, Faculty Member and Lecturer of Muhammadiyah Malang University, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.013/20190701

DOI: 10.25215/0701.013

ABSTRACT

Aggression in adolescents becomes an importance focus in everyday life. This is because the impacts of aggression become a concern of many researchers. One study revealed that aggression behavior at age 14 would predict crime at age 26 (Pulkkinen & Pitten, 1993). This study aims to examine social skill variable as a moderator for relationship between anger management with aggression. This study used correlational study with moderated regression data analysis from Hayes. Subject in this study are adolescent have a behavioral problem (naughty and rebel in social life), amounting to 200 participants in a rehabilitation institution in Indonesia. The instruments of this study are Aggression Questionnaire (AQ), NAS-PI, and TISS. The result showed that anger management had an effect on aggression with 41.4%, p<0.01. Moderated regression test result’s is strong enough, it is equal to 45.74%, p<0.05. Therefore, social skill can prove to be a moderation variable between anger management and aggression and strengthen the influence of anger management to aggression.

Keywords

Social Skill, Anger Management, Aggression

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How to cite this article:

Elfina. M. L, Utami. R. R & Latipun (2019). The Effect of Anger Management on Aggression with Social Skills as a Moderating Variable. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 7(1), 100-108. DIP:18.01.013/20190701, DOI:10.25215/0701.013