EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHO EDUCATION MODULE ON MANAGING ANGER AMONG ADOLESCENTS STUDYING IN SELECTED SCHOOL: A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Introduction: Anger is a typical human feeling that, when handled correctly and spoken assertively, may give a person the motivation they need to work through issues and make decisions about their own lives. When anger is suppressed or exhibited violently, it can become a problem. When someone cannot control their anger, violence results. Methodology: The study evaluate the effectiveness of Psycho Education Module On Managing Anger Among Adolescents Studying in Selected School: using a quasi-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design. Conducted in a selected school with 60 adolescents, the study employed a quantitative approach. Data collection involved a semi-structured questionnaire for demographics and a modied Novaco anger scale for assessment of the level of anger. The reliability of the tool was conrmed with Karl person correlation coefcient for the questionnaire (0.9888) Results: The study assessed the impact of a psycho education module on managing anger among adolescents. In the pre-test majority of participants 29 (48.33%) of them had a more irritable score, 24 (40%) of adolescents had an average amount of anger and 7 (11.67%) of adolescents had more peaceful than average, 40% of adolescents had an average amount of anger. In the post-test, the majority of participants, 31(51.67%) adolescents had more peaceful than the average scores, 15 (25%) adolescents had low anger scores, and 14 (23.33%) of them had average anger scores. The pre-test anger score is 56.35 ± 12.11, whereas the calculated t value 17.13 is greater than the table value 2.00 at 0.05 level of signicance. Hence it is statistically interpreted that the research hypothesis is (H1) is accepted and null hypothesis (H0) is rejected. Thus the Psycho Education Module on managing anger among adolescents studying in selected school was effective. Conclusion: According to the study ndings, the effectiveness of psycho education module on managing anger was signicantly association with age (in years), and type of family, while none of the other demographic variables were associated with anger score. It is concluded that the psycho education module is a useful method for managing anger