Relationship between student‘s reaction to an audiovisual stressor and anger control

Abstract

The study aimed at assessing the relationship between student’s reaction to an audiovisual stressor and anger control.19 men and 71 woman aged between 18 and 30 were subjects of the study. Students completed the Anger Control-Out, Anger Control-In scales of The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 (STAXI-2) to measure their anger control. Mind Media device NeXus-10 was used for the evaluation of participants’ physical condition. Body temperature, skin conductance, heart rate and respiratory rate were recorded while measuring participants’ reaction to the audiovisual stressor. The results of the study showed that subjects who had higher anger control-in rates reacted to stressor less (skin temperature). However subjects who had higher anger control-out rates showed higher skin temperature and lower respiratory rate results then subjects with lower anger control-out rates while measuring their reaction to an audiovisual stressor, but their heart rate was higher.