@article{ref1,
title="Aggressive behaviour among in-school adolescents in a developing country: patterns and associated factors",
journal="International journal of adolescent medicine and health",
year="2020",
author="Chiebuka, Peter and Ndukuba, Appolos and Abasiubong, Festus",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVEs This study aimed to determine the pattern of aggression among senior secondary school students in Calabar and the psychosocial factors that are associated with it. <br><br>METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study of 453 randomly selected senior secondary school students utilizing a self-administered Socio-demographic questionnaire obtain data regarding age, gender etc. and a brief interview using the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS) to determine aggression. <br><br>RESULTS The mean weighted MOAS score was 26.94 ± 0.02. Males had significantly higher weighted MOAS total score than females (t=6.466, p<0.001). There was no gender difference in their aggression against objects but the older adolescents scored higher than the younger ones (t=2.029, p=0.043). Males scored higher in verbal aggression (t=3.064, p=0.002) and physical aggression (t=7.002, p<0.001). In the aggression against self-domain, females scored higher than males (t=1.961, p=0.050). All the domains of aggression correlated positively with the total weighted MOAS score, the strongest being with physical aggression (r=0.908, p=0.000). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS Gender appears to play a significant role in aggression among the participants. That females scored higher in aggression to self may have implications for prevention of suicide among youths.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0334-0139",
doi="10.1515/ijamh-2020-0027",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2020-0027"
}