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Table 1 Comparison of aggression questionnaire scores and chronotypes among adolescents of different sexes

From: Relationship between chronotypes and aggression in adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Boy (n = 365)

Girl (n = 390)

Statistics

p

AQ-CV total score

68.0[46.0,84.0]

57.0[42.0,75.0]

3.8

< 0.001

Self-aggression score

12.0[6.0,14.0]

9.0[6.0,13.0]

2.8

0.005

Hostility score

16.0[10.0,20.0]

14.0[10.0,18.0]

3.4

< 0.001

Anger score

14.0[9.0,18.0]

12.0[8.0,17.0]

2.7

0.007

Verbal aggression score

10.0[7.0,12.0]

9.0[7.0,11.0]

3.4

< 0.001

Physical aggression score

16.0[10.0,21.0]

13.0[8.0,17.0]

5.2

< 0.001

Chronotypes

  

13.0

0.002

Evening-type(%)

32(8.8)

24(6.2)

  

Intermediate-type(%)

194(53.2)

167(42.8)

  

Morning-type (%)

139(38.1)

199(51.0)

  
  1. Note: Measurement data were presented using median and quartile [M (P25, P75)], and enumeration data were presented using N/percentage (%). AQ-CV, Chinese version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire