Association Between Parental Divorce and Anger, Aggression, and Hostility in Adolescents: Results of a National Lebanese Study

Zakhour, M.; Haddad, Chadia; Salameh, Pascale; L, Hanna; Sacre, Hala; Hallit, Rabih; Soufia, Michel; Obeïd, Sahar; Hallit, Souheil

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“…Out of 2000 questionnaires distributed, 1810 (90.5%) were completed and collected back. The methodology used has been previously described [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46].…”

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Attachment styles and their association with aggression, hostility, and anger in Lebanese adolescents: a national study

Maalouf¹,

Salameh

Haddad

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BMC Psychol

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Background The idea that attachment styles can affect the level of anger in an individual educes a reason why people develop anger issues and behavioral problems in adolescence that escalate into adulthood. Lebanon suffers from a shortage of data pertaining to insecure attachment styles and the affective and cognitive aspects of anger and behavioral anger expression among the Lebanese youth population. This study aimed to investigate the association between attachment dimensions and anger expression (trait anger, hostility, physical aggression, and verbal aggression) among a sample of Lebanese adolescent participants. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed between January and May 2019 among 1810 Lebanese high-school students aged 12–18 and used two validated measures, the Adolescent-Relationship Questionnaire (A-RQ) and The Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). The A-RQ assessed attachment behaviors, while the BPAQ evaluated aggression. Results Higher fearful and dismissing attachment styles, and higher physical activity index were significantly associated with higher physical and verbal aggression. A higher fearful attachment style was significantly associated with more anger. A higher secure attachment style was significantly associated with less anger. Higher preoccupied and dismissing attachment styles were significantly associated with higher hostility. Conclusion Our findings revealed a significant relationship between both insecure attachment dimensions and the tripartite model of anger expression. This study adds to the anger literature by providing a more informed understanding of how variations in anger expression are linked to the processing of interpersonal interactions, which are the hidden facets of attachment systems.

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“…Out of 2000 questionnaires distributed, 1810 (90.5%) were completed and collected back. The methodology used has been previously described [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46].…”

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confidence: 99%

Attachment styles and their association with aggression, hostility, and anger in Lebanese adolescents: a national study

Maalouf¹,

Salameh

Haddad

et al. 2022

BMC Psychol

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“…Empirical studies have identified various risk factors of aggression in adolescence [37], mainly gender (boys display more physical aggression than girls) [38,39], mental health disorders (most notably disruptive behavior disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), alexithymia, anxiety and depression) [40,41], family characteristics including single-parent household and divorced parents [42], and peer factors involving parental divorce [43], peer rejection, bullying, and loneliness [44]. Moreover, during adolescence, developmentally normative changes in social relationships, including decreasing parental supervision, increasing influence of peers and engaging in new risky behaviors (e.g.…”

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The relationship between smartphone addiction and aggression among Lebanese adolescents: the indirect effect of cognitive function

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Background Despite a large body of research has shown that smartphone addiction (SA) is associated with aggressive behaviors, only a few mediators have been previously examined in this relationship among early adolescent students. No previous studies have explored, to our knowledge, the indirect role of cognitive function despite its great importance during this life period. This study is intended to verify whether cognitive function have indirect effects on the relationship between SA and aggression among high-school students in the context of Lebanese culture. Methods This was a cross-sectional designed study, conducted between January and May 2022, and enrolling 379 Lebanese adolescent students (aged 13–17 years). The Cognitive Functioning Self-Assessment Scale, the Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire-Short Form, and the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short form were used. Results The bivariate analysis results revealed that higher SA and worse cognitive function were significantly associated with more physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility. The mediation analyses found that cognitive function mediated the association between SA and physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility. Higher SA was significantly associated with worse cognitive function and more physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility. Finally, worse cognitive function was significantly associated with more physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility. Conclusion Our findings cautiously suggest that, to reduce adolescent students’ aggression, interventions that promote cognitive performance may be effective. Particularly, students who are addicted to smartphones and show aggressive tendencies require interventions designed to improve cognition function.

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“…Therefore, mental health professionals attach special importance to the study of family and marital life [2]. Differences in attitudes, beliefs, and expectations pertaining to the spousal relationship may lead to an imbalance in the marital relationship [3]. The inability to reconcile these differences may lead to divorce.…”

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Impact of emotional divorce on the mental health of married women in Saudi Arabia

AL-shahrani,

Hammad

2023

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Emotional divorce occurs when physical, psychological, mental, and spiritual separation occurs between spouses despite the fact that they live in the same house and exercise their marital duties. Emotional divorce has adverse effects on the mental health of those involved, as evidenced by the higher incidence of depression, anxiety, and loneliness among such couples. Saudi women are particularly vulnerable to emotional divorce owing to social, legal, economic, and cultural factors. Therefore, it is important to examine the relationship between emotional divorce and mental health issues (depression, anxiety, and loneliness) in married women in Saudi Arabia. Using scales that assess emotional divorce, depression, anxiety, and loneliness, data were collected from 241 married Saudi women (Mage = 34.41 years; SDage = 5.23 years). Findings revealed a statistically significant correlation between emotional divorce, depression, anxiety, and loneliness. One-way ANOVA confirmed that those with high levels of emotional divorce concurrently scores higher on the depression, anxiety, and loneliness tools, followed by those with moderate and low emotional divorce scores, respectively. Linear regression analysis indicated that depression, anxiety, and loneliness were strong predictors of emotional divorce, explaining 61% of the variance in the emotional divorce scores in this sample. These findings highlight the need to focus on the mental health outcomes of individuals experiencing emotional divorce, especially in societies where legal divorce may not be acceptable or encouraged. The need for regular evaluation and timely interventions for individuals struggling with mental health problems, and for restoring a healthy marital relationship is also highlighted.

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Association Between Parental Divorce and Anger, Aggression, and Hostility in Adolescents: Results of a National Lebanese Study

Cited by 7 publications

References 89 publications

Attachment styles and their association with aggression, hostility, and anger in Lebanese adolescents: a national study

Attachment styles and their association with aggression, hostility, and anger in Lebanese adolescents: a national study

The relationship between smartphone addiction and aggression among Lebanese adolescents: the indirect effect of cognitive function

Impact of emotional divorce on the mental health of married women in Saudi Arabia

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