Association between anxiety and aggression in adolescents: a cross-sectional study
- 주제(키워드) Anxiety , Aggression , Adolescent , Revised Children's manifest anxiety scale , The aggression questionnaire
- 주제(기타) Pediatrics
- 설명문(일반) [Chung, Jee Eun] Hanyang Univ, Inst Pharmaceut Sci & Technol, Coll Pharm, 55 Hanyangdaehak Ro, Ansan 15588, South Korea; [Song, Gonjin; Yee, Jeong; Kim, Joo Hee; Gwak, Hye Sun] Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Pharm, 52 Ewhayeodae Gil, Seoul 03760, South Korea; [Song, Gonjin; Yee, Jeong; Kim, Joo Hee; Gwak, Hye Sun] Ewha Womans Univ, Div Life & Pharmaceut Sci, 52 Ewhayeodae Gil, Seoul 03760, South Korea; [Kim, Kitai] Honam Univ, Dept Commun, 417 Eodeung Daero, Gwangju 62399, South Korea; [Kim, Joo Hee] Ajou Univ, Coll Pharm, 206 Worldcup Ro, Suwon 16499, South Korea; [Lee, Kyung Eun] Chungbuk Natl Univ, Coll Pharm, 660-1 Yeonje Ri, Cheongju 28160, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- OA유형 Green Published, gold
- 발행기관 BMC
- 발행년도 2019
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000160005
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1479-6
- PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30999891
초록/요약
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between anxiety proneness and aggressive behavior in adolescents.MethodsA quantitative, large scale cross-sectional study was conducted in Korea. The survey questionnaire included general health behavior and scales for assessing anxiety (Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale; RCMAS) and aggressive behavior (The Aggression Questionnaire; AQ) in adolescents.ResultsA total of 2432 students participated in the survey, and 1933 individuals completed the questionnaire, indicating a response rate of 79.5%. Based on RCMAS, 163 (8.4%) subjects were classified as the anxiety group. Aggressive behavior was significantly associated with higher anxiety scores. In particular, among four subdomains of aggression, anger and hostility had a stronger relationship with anxiety than did physical and verbal aggression. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that anxiety was independently associated with gender, age, headache, constipation, asthma, and aggression score. Adolescents with total aggression scores of 69 or higher showed a 9-fold (AOR=9.00, CI=6.33-13.51) higher risk of anxiety compared to those with under 69.ConclusionAggression and anxiety are important aspects of mental health in adolescents. Our results demonstrated that higher risk of anxiety was associated with total aggression scores. In particular, indirect aggression (i.e. anger and hostility) was more closely associated with anxiety than direct aggression.
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