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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

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  • Major depression is a prevalent mood disorder associated with significant psychological distress.
  • Understanding the behavioral manifestations of depression, including aggression, is crucial for effective treatment.
  • The interplay between internalizing (depression, self-aggression) and externalizing (externalized aggression) behaviors requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between depression, self-aggression, and externalized aggression.
  • To examine the potential mediating role of self-aggression in the link between depression and externalized aggression.

Main Methods:

  • A clinical sample of 134 patients diagnosed with major depression was studied.
  • Mediator analysis was employed to assess the indirect effect of depression on externalized aggression via self-aggression.

Main Results:

  • Self-aggression was found to significantly mediate the relationship between depression and externalized aggression.
  • A total mediator effect was observed, indicating a substantial indirect influence.

Conclusions:

  • Patients diagnosed with major depression frequently exhibit both self-aggression and externalized aggression.
  • Self-aggression serves as a key pathway through which depression influences externalized aggressive behaviors.