Aim: the aim of this research was to examine the efficacy of trainin anger management skills in reducing the aggression and improving self-esteem of breast cancer women.
Materials & Methods: This was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with one control group. The study population consisted of all the breast cancer patients presenting to the Oncology Center of Yazd during October 2015 to February 2016. Of these, 30 women were selected with purposive sampling method using semi-structured interviews and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Bas and Perry Aggression Questionnaire and Rosenberg Self-esteem Questionnaire were performed on (administered to) the patients.
Results: Our findings revealed that the mean score of self-esteem increased in the experimental group compared to the control group. Also, aggression scores and its subscales decreased significantly in the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Teaching of anger management skills affects aggression and self-esteem positively and increases their self-esteem.
