The influence of early trauma on the experience and expression of anger in men on parole
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Title
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The influence of early trauma on the experience and expression of anger in men on parole
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:9ed4fce3392b:10739
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identifier
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11109
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Creator
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Earle, Melissa J.,
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Contributor
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Bernadette R. Hadden
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Date
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2011
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social work | Criminology | Anger | Criminal Justice | Men | Parole | Trauma
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Abstract
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This exploratory quantitative study examined the inter-relationship of traumatic events, post-traumatic response, and anger in a population of men who were on parole, were in treatment for alcohol and/or substance abuse, and reported a history of childhood trauma. The central question of the study was how does trauma influence the experience and expression of anger in male trauma survivors who were currently on parole?;The study group was recruited from Success Counseling, which is a substance abuse treatment program, located in the Bronx, N.Y. Sixty men participated in the study and identified their ethnicity as either "Hispanic/Latino" (51.7%) or "Black/African American" (48.3%). The current findings of the study indicated that trauma influences the experience and expression of anger in adult men who are on parole and enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program. All of the men in the study acknowledged experiencing multiple traumatic events and were angry in response to those traumas. The univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses of the data supported the presence of a significant relationship between anger and post-traumatic response. The multiple regression results from the measures of anger and post-traumatic response indicated that anger arousal predicts post-traumatic symptoms. Specifically, an increase in anger arousal predicted an increase in post-traumatic symptoms. This result supports the premise that for men in the criminal justice system and mandated to attend anger management programs, the curriculum for these treatment programs needs to include sensitivity to, and interventions for, post-traumatic responses, especially as they relate to anger.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Social Welfare
