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The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory is a well-established and widely utilized tool for measuring anger. Its child/adolescent version can be employed for assessment. Youths rate the frequency or intensity of their angry emotions using 3-point scales (e.g., "I feel annoyed" - 1 = not at all, 2 = somewhat, 3 = very much; "I try to calm down" - 1 = hardly ever, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often). The items are averaged, with some being reverse-coded, to create subscales for state anger, trait anger, and anger control. State anger gauges the intensity of current angry emotions and the inclination to express those feelings. Trait anger measures the overall frequency of feeling angry, while the anger control scale assesses the extent to which youths attempt to regulate the expression of their anger. Higher scores in state and trait anger indicate a greater propensity for anger, whereas scores in anger control reflect a higher inclination to manage and control anger.