Effects of personal relative deprivation on the relationship between anger rumination and aggression during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown: A longitudinal moderated network approach

Tao, Yanqiang; Niu, Haiqun; Li, Yue; Liu, Xueting; Wang, Shujian; Ma, Zijuan; Hou, Wenxin; Liu, Xiangping

doi:10.1002/jad.12140

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“…Our results showed that in the late stage of the pandemic, college students were likely to be plagued by anxiety. After COVID‐19 pandemic broke out, the Chinese government took various measures to stop the pandemic, such as quarantine or city lockdowns, which interrupted people's daily lives (Tang et al, 2020; Tao, Niu, Li, et al, 2023). Anxiety symptoms among college students may have been exacerbated by continuous restrictions and reduced communication (Xiao, 2020).…”

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Centrality depression–anxiety symptoms linked to suicidal ideation among depressed college students––A network approach

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The long‐term effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic have caused severe mental health problems among college students, which can eventually cause suicidal ideation. Therefore, through network analysis, this study aims to explore the new characteristics of the depression–anxiety symptom network that arose during the long‐term lockdown of the COVID‐19 pandemic and to identify the most influential symptoms linked to suicidal ideation. We used a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ‐9) score above 10 as the cutoff and screened 622 participants with an inclination toward depressive disorders from 7976 college students, and then divided the sample into suicidal and nonsuicidal groups based on the presence or absence of suicidal ideation. The General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD‐7) was also used. Network analysis was used to identify the network structure of anxiety–depression and which symptoms were directly related to suicidal ideation in the network. The prevalence of depression and anxiety among Chinese college students in the late stage of the COVID‐19 pandemic was 7.8% and 17.8%, respectively. The most central symptoms in the nonsuicidal group were “excessive worry,” “uncontrollable worry,” and “nervousness,” and in the suicidal group they were “excessive worry,” “motor function,” and “irritability.” The network of the suicidal group was denser than that of the nonsuicidal group. The most influential symptom directly related to suicidal ideation was “guilt.” The most influential central symptom of depression–anxiety comorbidity characteristics of Chinese adolescents showed a tendency to shift from depression‐oriented (i.e., sad mood) to anxiety‐oriented (i.e., excessive worry) with the continuation of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Treatments or interventions focused on these critical symptoms could be useful in preventing college students from suicide risk.

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Centrality depression–anxiety symptoms linked to suicidal ideation among depressed college students––A network approach

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“…In general, childhood traumas, including physical and emotional abuse and neglect and sexual abuse were associated with a higher risk of developing multiple psychiatric symptoms, including increased frequency and severity of psychotic, emotional, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, and interpersonal issues in adulthood ( 29 , 30 , 56 – 58 ). Personal relative deprivation has been indicated to mediate or aggravate the devastating effects of childhood maltreatment on many kinks of psychiatric disorders and behavioral problems ( 53 , 59 , 60 ). This effects may be more obvious in developing countries, where the socio-economic differentiation and income inequalities were more severe ( 61 ).…”

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Home quarantine during COVID-19 blunted childhood trauma-related psychiatric symptoms in Chinese college students

Hong

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Hou

et al. 2023

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BackgroundChildhood trauma confers risks to mental health. However, little is known about whether home quarantine (HQ) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exaggerated or mitigated the effect of childhood trauma on mental health.ObjectiveTo examine the modulating effects of prior childhood traumas on the longitudinal changes of psychiatric symptoms in college students before and after HQ during the pandemic.MethodsThis was a two-wave longitudinal study on the mental health of 2,887 college students before and after HQ during the COVID-19 pandemic. The relationships between the changes in the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), 16-item Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ-16), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) scores were analyzed.ResultsThe students with childhood trauma showed a significantly greater decrement in psychiatric symptoms after HQ (F = 17.21, 14.11, 18.87, and 17.42 for PHQ-9, PQ-16 objective and distress, and SCL-90, respectively). The correlation coefficients between the CTQ and these symptoms scales were significant at baseline (r = 0.42, 0.34, 0.37, and 0.39), and decreased after HQ (r = 0.17, 0.20, 0.18, and 0.19). The decrement of depressive, psychotic, and overall symptoms was positively correlated with the scores of the CTQ (r = 0.08–0.27) but negatively correlated with SSRS (r = −0.08−−0.14). Multilinear regression analysis confirmed the results of the CTQ and SSRS regarding the modulation of the dynamic changes in psychiatric symptoms. A constructed structural equation model indicated that the total effects of childhood trauma on decreased psychiatric symptoms were partly mediated by lower baseline social support.ConclusionHome quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic could blunt the adverse effects of childhood trauma on mental health, especially for prodromal psychotic symptoms in college students. Changes in relative deprivation and social support may be mediating factors.

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“…Compared to the traditional moderated mediation model approach (31), the network analysis approach can better enclose the dynamic association between symptoms (32). Furthermore, according to Tao et al (33), the moderated network is an excellent approach to efficiently explore moderating variables. Therefore, we use the Moderated Network Model (MNM) to investigate whether empathy (both affective and cognitive empathy) can moderate the bidirectional relationship between aggression and PSU.…”

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“…Furthermore, according to Tao et al. ( 33 ), the moderated network is an excellent approach to efficiently explore moderating variables. Therefore, we use the Moderated Network Model (MNM) to investigate whether empathy (both affective and cognitive empathy) can moderate the bidirectional relationship between aggression and PSU.…”

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Effects of empathy on the bidirectional relationships between problematic smartphone use and aggression among secondary school students: a moderated network approach

Wu,

Zou,

Tang

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundExisting literature on the relationship between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and aggression has primarily focused on examining their unidirectional association, with limited attention paid to the bidirectional nature of this relationship, particularly when considering the role of empathy. This study employs a novel moderated network approach to examine the bidirectional relationship between problematic smartphone use and aggression, while also investigating the moderating mechanism of empathy.MethodsA total of 2,469 students (49.1% female, Meanage = 13.83, SDage = 1.48) from 35 junior and senior high schools in Harbin, China, participated in this study. Empathy level, aggressiveness, and PSU symptoms were assessed using the Basic Empathy Scale, the Buss-Warren Aggression Questionnaire, and the Mobile Phone Addiction Index.ResultsAnalysis revealed that the relationship between PSU and aggression was complex and bidirectional. The strongest association was observed between “hostility” and “withdrawal/escape”. In addition, “anger” had the highest Expected Influence (EI) in both affective and cognitive moderate network models. An important discovery was also made regarding the conditional effect of “productive loss” and “physical aggression” across different levels of affective empathy. Specifically, at lower levels of affective empathy, a positive bidirectional relationship was found between “productive loss” and “physical aggression”. However, this relationship turned negative and bidirectional at higher levels of affective empathy.ConclusionThe findings contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the complex dynamics between PSU and aggression and highlight the need for targeted interventions that promote affective empathy to mitigate the negative consequences of excessive smartphone use.

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Effects of personal relative deprivation on the relationship between anger rumination and aggression during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown: A longitudinal moderated network approach

Cited by 8 publications

References 78 publications

Centrality depression–anxiety symptoms linked to suicidal ideation among depressed college students––A network approach

Centrality depression–anxiety symptoms linked to suicidal ideation among depressed college students––A network approach

Home quarantine during COVID-19 blunted childhood trauma-related psychiatric symptoms in Chinese college students

Effects of empathy on the bidirectional relationships between problematic smartphone use and aggression among secondary school students: a moderated network approach

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