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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of the categorical variables associated with the aggression scores

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

Variable

Physical aggression

Verbal aggression

Hostility

Anger

Sex

    

Male

0.72 ± 0.21

5.95 ± 2.28

6.45 ± 3.09

6.34 ± 2.82

Female

0.63 ± 0.16

6.34 ± 2.49

6.86 ± 3.06

6.87 ± 3.18

P

< 0.001

0.145

0.237

0.123

Marital status

    

Single

0.65 ± 0.18

6.15 ± 2.36

6.82 ± 3.08

6.77 ± 3.13

Married

0.67 ± 0.18

6.69 ± 2.80

6.38 ± 3.01

6.50 ± 2.91

P

0.379

0.153

0.291

0.518

Education

    

Secondary or less

0.68 ± 0.22

5.84 ± 2.51

5.96 ± 2.44

5.56 ± 2.40

University

0.65 ± 0.18

6.26 ± 2.44

6.80 ± 3.10

6.81 ± 3.12

P

0.495

0.403

0.186

0.051

  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p values