Instructing anger management skills for mothers of mentally retarded children: effects on mother-child relationship

The purpose of the present research is to examine the effects of anger management training on mother's relationship with their educable mentally retarded and slow learner children. The design of this study is quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group. This study was conducted on 46 mothers who were assigned equally into experimental and control groups. The anger management training was implemented on experimental group in seven sessions, 2 hours each. Data were collected utilizing Anger Evaluation Scale and Multidimensional Anger Inventory. An analysis of covariance was used for this research. Findings showed that intensity and frequency of anger decreased and the use of anger control strategies increased, indicating the effectiveness of anger management techniques. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.