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The purposes of this study were to find out more effective format of anger-control training (individual vs. group) for juvenile delinquents, and examine the moderation effect of self-esteem and early maladaptive schema such as Entitlement/Grandiosity on therapeutic gains in group training. Participants were 36 juvenile delinquents under probation, assigned into one of anger-control training formats(group or individual). Participants of group-format(n=28) received six 90-minute sessions of twice a week, while individual-format(n=8) received six 50-minute sessions of twice a week. Both anger-control training was mainly based on cognitive-behavior therapy, and videos and animations were utilized to increase participants’ motivation and interest. Data were analysed by repeated measure ANOVA or ANCOVA. As a results, participants of individual training significantly showed lower scores of anger-control and hostility after training compared with those of group training, while there were no significant group differences on other anger-related scores on Trait Anger Expression Inventory and Aggression Questionnaire-Korean version. The result suggested that therapeutic effect of group training could partially depend on Entitlement/Grandiosity schema. Limitations of current study and implication for further study were also discussed.