Differences in anger expression and anger control across gender are a crucial issue that
needs to be addressed to understand why the emotional and behavioral patterns of boys
and girls are different in secondary schools. Prior studies have pointed out that there are
no major differences in anger expression and anger control between boys and girls. This
study examined whether there were differences in anger expression and control between
50 boys and 50 girls assigned either to an experimental group which was exposed to a
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a period of 10 weeks, or a control
group which continued with Therapy As Usual for the same period. The findings
indicated that there were differences in anger expression and control between boys and
girls.
