Table 3.
Anger and aggressive behavior in different group.
| IED n = 32 |
PC n = 129 |
HC n = 119 |
F/χ2 | P | IED vs. PC | IED vs. HC | PC vs. HC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAXI-2 | ||||||||
| State Anger | 28.78 ± 7.68 | 30.06 ± 9.69 | 25.37 ± 7.49 | 9.408 | <0.001 | 0.451 | 0.047 | <0.001 |
| Trait Anger | 22.16 ± 4.86 | 22.32 ± 7.19 | 19.57 ± 5.92 | 6.082 | 0.003 | 0.899 | 0.045 | 0.001 |
| Anger Control-In | 18.88 ± 5.99 | 19.52 ± 5.67 | 19.61 ± 5.62 | 0.217 | 0.805 | − | − | − |
| Anger Control-Out | 15.31 ± 5.02 | 18.68 ± 6.03 | 18.89 ± 6.07 | 4.873 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.783 |
| Anger Expression-In | 15.63 ± 4.47 | 17.63 ± 5.33 | 16.52 ± 4.97 | 2.653 | 0.072 | − | − | − |
| Anger Expression-Out | 18.06 ± 4.05 | 17.81 ± 6.20 | 15.87 ± 5.13 | 4.485 | 0.012 | 0.821 | 0.048 | 0.006 |
| MOAS | ||||||||
| Verbal Aggression | 1.94 ± 1.13 | 1.28 ± 1.27 | 0.74 ± 1.25 | 31.335 | <0.001 | 0.021 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Against Property | 1.30 ± 1.16 | 0.55 ± 0.93 | 0.24 ± 0.56 | 37.242 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.019 |
| Auto aggression | 0.41 ± 0.95 | 0.18 ± 0.58 | 0.17 ± 0.63 | 4.433 | 0.109 | − | − | − |
| Physical Aggression | 1.70 ± 1.05 | 1.43 ± 1.41 | 0.48 ± 0.96 | 44.503 | <0.001 | 0.433 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Total score (weighted) | 15.56 ± 5.14 | 8.26 ± 7.15 | 3.43 ± 5.41 | 69.669 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
STAXI-2, State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory; IED, intermittent explosive disorder; PC, psychopathology controls; HC, healthy controls.