The relationship between anger control and physical activity

Introduction: Increasing social tensions and aggressive behaviors is one of the problems in all societies. It seems that physical activity can impact on anger control so the present study aimed to assess the relationship between anger control and physical activity. Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this study consisted of all girl students who educating in Qom University. Number of 280 students who selected randomly fulfilled demographic questionnaire, Baecke s physical activity questionnaire and anger control questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS, Pearson correlation test and regression analysis. Results: The findings indicated that there was a significant inverse correlation between anger and physical activity (r=-0.125, P=0.037).Physical activity was also effective on anger control and work index and exercise index were predictors of anger control. Conclusion: It seems that there is an inverse correlation between physical activity, the work index, and the exercise index with the control of anger and anger trait.