SCREENING FOR PROBLEMS WITH ANGER
“After checking in with myself, I realized I have some work to do to better manage my anger.” – 29, UK
Our Anger Check can serve as a screening tool to get a better sense of the frequency and intensity of anger in your life.
Each question asks about a different aspect of anger and how often it has been affecting you over the last four weeks.
Feeling anger is part of being human and is a natural response to frustration, injury, insult, or anything that threatens our physical or psychological health. For example, anger can be triggered by perceiving unfair treatment, encountering criticism, or not achieving our desires.
The spectrum of anger spans from slight irritation to intense fury. Even feelings of boredom can be considered a mild form of anger, stemming from discontent with our current circumstances or experiences.
Left uncontrolled, anger can have wide-ranging, negative impacts on our lives, including:
- Reduced physical health
- Worse mental health
- Damaged relationships with friends and family
- Missed career opportunities
After you complete and submit the Anger Check, we’ll provide some “next steps” based on your score to help you better manage and improve your anger (as well as your overall health).
Come back and track your progress
The Anger Check can be used to track your progress and monitor how your anger is affecting you.
Privacy
The Anger Check is anonymous and no personally identifying information is required to complete it. It includes an opt-in demographic section that helps inform our understanding of our visitors, the development of our content, and may be used for research purposes.
Contact information for our email newsletter (if you choose to opt-in) and your Anger Check responses are stored separately. See our terms, privacy, and conditions for more information.
References
This Anger Check is adapted from a well-researched and established scale called the Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR-5), developed by Dr. David Forbes.
- Forbes, D., Alkemade, N., Mitchell, D., Elhai, J.D., McHugh, T., Bates, G., Novaco, R.W… Lewis, V. (2014). Utility of the dimensions of anger reactions-5 (DAR-5) scale as a brief anger measure. Depression and Anxiety, 31, 166-173. doi:10.1002/da.22148
For more information on the DAR-5, visit the Disaster Mental Health Hub.
Development of our Anger Check was supported by Haywood Securities Inc and Beedie Foundation. Learn more about Our Partners.