E-ISSN : 2733-4538
This study investigated the relationships of paranoia and depression to the state-trait anger and the mode of anger expression. The Paranoia Scale, the Zung Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, the Self-concept Scale were administered to 238 college students. The results showed that the paranoid tendency was significantly correlated to reactive trait anger and anger-in. The depression score was significantly correlated to state anger and low anger-control. The anger-in score was significantly correlated to both of paranoia and depression. However, the degree of correlation and explanatory power were higher in paranoia than in depression. In the case of depression, it was found that the negative self-concept is the more powerful variable than the mode of anger expression. Suggestions and limitations of this study, and directions for future study were discussed.