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Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the participants (n = 403)

From: Examining correlates of aggression and mediating effect of psychological distress between exposure to media violence and aggression in lebanese adults

Variable

n (%)

Sex

 

Male

109 (27.0%)

Female

294 (73.0%)

Marital status

 

Single

339 (84.1%)

Married

64 (15.9%)

Education

 

Secondary or less

25 (6.2%)

University

378 (93.8%)

 

Mean ± SD

Age (in years)

24.56 ± 8.46

Physical activity index

26.81 ± 19.34

Household crowding index (persons/room)

1.09 ± 0.54

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

25.04 ± 14.87

Physical aggression

4.97 ± 2.41

Verbal aggression

6.24 ± 2.44

Anger

6.73 ± 3.09

Hostility

6.75 ± 3.07

Loneliness

12.29 ± 5.07

Perceived social competence

21.90 ± 4.47

Psychological distress

9.21 ± 6.35

Exposure to media violence

44.17 ± 10.35