Clinical Study

An Analysis of Anger in Adolescent Girls Who Practice the Martial Arts

Table 3

Effect sizes of anger scale and subscale comparison by type of sport.

SportInstrumental anger
Mean difference
Reactive anger
Mean difference
Anger control
Mean difference
Total anger
Mean difference
[95% confidence interval][95% confidence interval][95% confidence interval][95% confidence interval]

Karate/Judo−3.053  [−7.127, 1.021]−1.087  [−4.541, 2.367]1,906  [−1.640, 5.451]−2.810  [−6.380, 0.761]
Karate/Swimming2.127  [−2.128, 6.381]0.761  [−2.845, 4.368]−2.541  [−6.243, 1.161]3.342  [−0.386, 7.070]
Karate/Non athlete−1.810  [−5.607, 1.987]−3.210  [−6.429, 0.009]1.234  [−2.070, 4,538]−2.313  [−5.640, 1.015]
Judo/Swimming5.179  [0.983, 9.376]1.848  [−1.709, 5.406]−4.447  [−8.099, −0.795]6.151  [2.474, 9.829]
Judo/Non athlete1.243  [−2.498, 4.975]−2.123  [−5.287, 1.041]0.672  [−3.919, 2.576]0.497  [−2.774, 3.768]
Swimming/Non athlete−3.936  [−7.864, −0.008]−3.97  [−7.301, −0.641]3.775  [0.357, 7,193]−5.654  [−9.097, −2.212]