Citation

Rice M, Kang DH, Weaver M, Howell CC. J. Sch. Health 2008; 78(3): 149-156.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American School Health Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00277.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Background:  High trait anger and stress, ineffective patterns of anger expression, and coping are risk factors for the development of disease and negative social behaviors in children and adults. School connectedness may be protective against negative consequences in adolescents, but less is known about this in school-aged children. The purposes of this study were to characterize relationships between trait anger, stress, patterns of anger expression, resources for coping, and school connectedness and to determine if race and gender moderate these relationships in elementary school–aged children.