The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Training on Anger Control among Nurses Working in the Emergency Department: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Khoshmanesh, Heydar; Seyedamini, Bayaneh; Shahrifar, Maryam

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Khoshmanesh H, Seyedamini B, Shahrifar M. The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Training on Anger Control among Nurses Working in the Emergency Department: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2025; 23 (1) :36-47
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The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Training on Anger Control among Nurses Working in the Emergency Department: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Heydar Khoshmanesh¹

, Bayaneh Seyedamini ^*²

, Maryam Shahrifar³

1- M.Sc. in Nursing, Emergency Department Nurse, Naghadeh Hospital, Naghadeh, Iran
2- Ph.D. Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Mah.C., Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran (Corresponding Author) , seyedaminib@gmail.com
3- MSc. Department of Nursing, Ur. C., Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran

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Background & Aims: The emergency department is the most stressful work environment in the hospitals and the prevalence of stress among its staff is very high. Nurses often struggle to control their negative emotions in such stressful environments. This study aimed to investigate the effect of stress management training on anger control of nurses working in the emergency department of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Naghadeh city in 2023.
Materials & Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted as a pre-test-post-test design. Forty nurses from the emergency department were selected through census sampling to participate in the study. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Springer Anger Control Skills Questionnaire, both before and after stress management training. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 at a 95% confidence level, with a significance threshold of P < 0.05.
Results: Based on demographic characteristics, the mean age of the studied samples was 29.32 ± 5.22 years and most of them (65%) were male. The results of the paired t-test showed that in the post-test, the mean scores of anger significantly decreased (t(39)=3.46; P ≤ 0.001) and the mean scores of anger control of nurses significantly increased (t(39)=5.00; P ≤ 0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed that stress management skills training was effective in reducing anger and enhancing anger control in nurses working in the emergency department. Therefore, implementing stress management training programs for nurses working in the emergency department seems beneficial and necessary.

Keywords: Anger Control, Cognitive-Behavioral Training, Emergency Nursing, Health Education, Relaxation Therapy, Stress Management

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