Effects of anger management training based on Health Promotion Model on soldiers engaged in risky behavior

Entry into military service with changing environmental conditions, social relationships and lifestyle can cause psychological stress and pressure on the soldiers and may promote or create risky behaviors. Non-verbal or verbal aggressive behavior such as fighting, obscenities, hitting, threats and intimidation may increase stress exposure. This study aimed to investigate the effects of anger management education based on Health Promotion Model on reducing risky behavior of soldiers (fighting) in the Military barracks of Ardekan in1389. This clinical trial is an experimental study. Participants were the 232 soldiers who were engaged in risky behavior score higher than 60. They are randomly divided into two groups. Anger control for the experimental group on the basis of religious and scientific evidence in health promotion model was trained. Data collection tool was built by researchers. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire (demographic, risky behaviors, health promotion model structures) were carried out. Statistical analysis of covariance and independent t-test showed that all structures of the model (perceived benefits, perceived barriers, perceived self-efficacy, sense of behavior, interpersonal influences, situational influences) and the amount of conflict behavior, between the two groups (case and control) is significant. (P<0.001) The positive impact of teaching anger management techniques, based on religious and scientific evidence and educational model of health promotion, showed that the model is effective. Model can manage aggression and destructive emotion, aggressive behavior and attitude and feeling. Anger management techniques leading to better compatibility with environmental stress and unwanted changes to the young people.