Perceived social competencies as moderators: examining the relationship between psychological distress and aggression, hostility, and anger in Lebanese adults

Table 3 Bivariate analysis of the continuous variables associated with the aggression scores

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1. Physical aggression	1
2. Verbal aggression	0.34***	1
3. Hostility	0.41***	0.44***	1
4. Anger	0.27***	0.44***	0.57***	1
5. Loneliness	0.18***	0.29***	0.34***	0.51***	1
6. Perceived social competence	− 0.06	− 0.13**	− 0.09	− 0.16**	− 0.11*	1
7. Psychological distress	0.20***	0.29***	0.50***	0.57***	0.60***	− 0.09	1
8. Age	0.05	0.04	− 0.11*	− 0.07	− 0.07	0.12*	− 0.07	1
9. Body Mass Index	0.09	0.07	0.09	0.05	− 0.04	0.07	0.01	0.11*	1
10. Household crowding index	− 0.02	− 0.04	0.02	0.05	0.06	− 0.04	0.14**	− 0.11*	− 0.07	1
11. Physical activity index	0.09	− 0.04	0.02	− 0.002	− 0.14**	0.10*	− 0.03	0.14**	0.05	− 0.09	1

Numbers in the table reflect Pearson correlation coefficients; *p <.05; **p <.01; ***p <.001

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