2025 Canadian Men’s Problem Anger Report
Mental Health Research November 11, 2025
New research shows young Canadian men (19-29) are at a higher risk of problem anger than the average Canadian man.
The 2025 study, conducted by CMHF and Intensions Consulting, surveyed 2,000 Canadian men aged 19 or older, revealing these key findings:
- 50% of men aged 19 to 29 can be classified as being at risk of problem anger—compared to 22% of all Canadian men
- 39% report having wanted to hit someone when getting angry in the past month—compared to 16% of all Canadian men
- 36% of BIPOC men and 26% of men aged 30 to 44 can also be classified as being at risk of problem anger.
About the Study
The Intensions Consulting study was conducted in Canada between April 8 and 14, 2025 and is compared against the same study conducted in April 2024. The sample was stratified to ensure its composition reflected the underlying distribution of the population as determined by 2021 Census data. The online survey was administered in French and English and used the validated Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR-5) measure. A traditional probability sample of comparable size would have produced results considered accurate to within plus or minus 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.