The Emotion Regulation, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles in Bruxism: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Dental Patients

Objective: This study aimed to investigate emotion regulation, trait anger, and anger expression styles in Bruxism Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2023 and March 2024, where 181 dental patients were recruited. Sociodemographic Information Form, Difficulties of Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and The State-Trait Anger Inventory (STAXI) were used as self-reported data collection tools. Ethical approval was obtained. We evaluated the difference between Bruxism and non-bruxism in terms of instruments and predictors of Bruxism. Results: The outcomes indicated that bruxists had higher trait anger, anger-in, and anger-out scores in terms of non-bruxist (p