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Anger and anger expression style consists of a fundamental emotion and the behaviour of the component varying between individuals. Social sharing is a basic need inherent in human beings. Determining the effect of social sharing in anger and anger expression styles will make it possible to observe the dynamic relationship in this regard. The present study aims to analyze the predictor relations between the anger expression styles of undergraduate students of Sakarya University and their social sharing. The population of the study is the undergraduate students of Sakarya University in the 2019-2020 academic year. The sample of the study is 310 students selected through random sampling method. Personal Information Form, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Social Sharing Scale were used as the data-gathering instruments. SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Version 22.0 program was used in the data analysis. Apart from descriptive statistical parameters (arithmetic average, standard deviation as well as maximum and minimum frequencies), Independent Sample t-test and the one-way variance analysis (ANOVA) and Simple Regression analysis were conducted. The analysis revealed a significant difference between gender variance and social sharing, state anger and anger-out subscales, parental attitudes and state anger and anger-out subscales. According to the regression analysis results, social sharing level is explained significantly in the anger-in and state anger subscales. The results obtained were evaluated in the context of social work practices, psychology, sociology and psychological counselling and guidance services and recommendations were presented.

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