Abstract

A representation is the cognitive system which enable us to understand and to explain persons, events, and things. The representation, constructed by the consensus among social members, is assumed that it affects on person's response to stimuli encountered. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of representation of hierarchical interpersonal relation on anger control, when anger is caused in interpersonal context. A total of 1228 adolescents, attending to middle and high school and university, evaluated a representation scale, a delinquent scale, and the questionnaire which measures their anger expressions and control degree depending on the type of persons(senior and junior) who cause their anger. The research questions were tested by using t-test, ANOVA, and MANOVA. The results of this study was followed: 1) There was the significant difference among three age groups. The developmental direction was curvilinear. Between middle schooler and high schooler, the representation score have increased, and then decreased in undergraduate students. And the representation score of male group and high delinquent group was significantly higher than one of female group and low delinquent group. 2) The representation of hierarchical interpersonal relation have influenced on the differences of anger expressions according to the type of anger-caused persons. The implication of this study is that the cultural context must be considered, if you want to understand and explain the control of emotion. And the result of this study is expected that it will be used for developing the program of anger control.