Adolescents’ Emotional Awareness, Regulation, and Transformation: Emotion-Focused Therapy as Anger Management

Authors

  • Nelly Zosa Limbadan Ateneo de Davao University
  • Margaret Helen F. Udarbe Silliman University

Keywords:

anger, instrumental anger, reactive anger, anger control, anger management, emotion-focused therapy, adolescence

Abstract

Aimed at addressing increased violence and aggression in the school setting, this study evaluated the use of Emotion-Focused
Therapy (EFT) in managing anger level and intensity of selected adolescents. These adolescents were 16 high school students
on Strict Disciplinary Probation status whose level of anger was determined using the Adolescent Anger Rating Scale. The twophase study first consisted of developing a tool to measure the effectiveness of EFT—a tool referred to as the Emotional Awareness, Regulation and Transformation Scale (EARTS). The second phase involved the conduct of the therapy as a psychotherapeutic intervention intended to help selected adolescents deal with anger. A significant improvement was observed from pretest-posttest data on EARTS at the conclusion of the 12-session EFT

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Published

2022-10-06

How to Cite

Limbadan, N. Z., & Udarbe, M. H. F. . (2022). Adolescents’ Emotional Awareness, Regulation, and Transformation: Emotion-Focused Therapy as Anger Management. Silliman Journal, 53(2). Retrieved from https://sillimanjournal.su.edu.ph/index.php/sj/article/view/144

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 2 (2012): Silliman Journal

Section

Articles