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Table 2 Comparison of aggression questionnaire scores and chronotypes among adolescents of different age groups

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

Variables

Aged 11–12 (n = 202)

Aged 13–14 (n = 290)

Aged 15–16 (n = 263)

Statistics

p

AQ-CV total score

67.0[49.0,85.0]

60.0[41.0,79.0]

60.0[44.0,79.0]

10.3

0.006

Self-aggression score

12.0[7.0,15.0]

9.0[6.0,14.0]

10.0[7.0,14.0]

12.2

0.002

Hostility score

16.0[12.0,20.0]

14.0[9.0,19.0]

14.0[10.0,19.0]

10.2

0.006

Anger score

14.0[9.0,18.0]

12.0[8.0,17.0]

13.0[8.0,17.0]

8.5

0.014

Verbal aggression score

10.0[7.0,12.0]

9.0[7.0,11.0]

9.0[7.0,11.0]

8.4

0.015

Physical aggression score

15.0[10.0,20.0]

14.0[8.0,19.0]

14.0[9.0,19.0]

3.9

0.139

Chronotypes

   

19.0

< 0.001

Evening-type(%)

12(5.9)

15(5.2)

29(11.0)

  

Intermediate-type (%)

95(47.0)

125(43.1)

141(53.6)

  

Morning-type (%)

95(47.0)

150(51.7)

93(35.4)

  
  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