Magnitude of problematic anger and its predictors in the Millennium Cohort

Adler, Amy B.; LeardMann, Cynthia A.; Roenfeldt, Kimberly A.; Jacobson, Isabel G.; Forbes, David

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09206-2

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Frequencies and Percentage of Baseline Characteristics by Problematic Anger Status

From: Magnitude of problematic anger and its predictors in the Millennium Cohort

Baseline Characteristics*	Study Sample n	No Problematic Anger		Problematic Anger
Baseline Characteristics*	Study Sample n	n	%	n	%
Sample	90,226	74,626	82.7	15,600	17.3
Demographics
Sex
Male	63,650	52,643	70.5	11,007	70.6
Female	26,576	21,983	29.5	4593	29.4
Age
17–25 years	9682	7438	10.0	2244	14.4
26–39 years	45,395	36,369	48.7	9026	57.9
40 years or more	35,149	30,819	41.3	4330	27.8
Educational attainment
High school or less	7776	5673	7.6	2103	13.5
Some college/Associate’s degree	41,244	32,394	43.4	8850	56.7
Bachelor’s degree	23,132	20,030	26.8	3102	19.9
Graduate degree	18,071	16,526	22.1	1545	9.9
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	69,361	57,973	77.7	11,388	73.0
Black, non-Hispanic	8693	7059	9.5	1634	10.5
Other	12,122	9549	12.8	2573	16.5
Marital status
Never married	17,362	14,134	18.9	3228	20.7
Married	59,961	50,415	67.6	9546	61.2
Formerly married	12,903	10,077	13.5	2826	18.1
Military
Service branch
Army	40,022	31,119	41.7	8903	57.1
Navy/Coast Guard	16,581	14,120	18.9	2461	15.8
Marine Corps	6622	4834	6.5	1788	11.5
Air Force	27,001	24,553	32.9	2448	15.7
Service component
Reserves/National Guard	40,540	33,897	45.4	6643	42.6
Active duty	49,686	40,729	54.6	8957	57.4
Military status at 2016
Not separated (currently serving)	33,974	29,755	39.9	4219	27.0
Separated (veteran)	56,252	44,871	60.1	11,381	73.0
Recent deployment experience, 2013–2016 ^a
Not recently deployed	79,718	65,203	87.4	14,515	93.0
Deployed, no combat	3178	2982	4.0	196	1.3
Deployed, low combat	3130	2764	3.7	366	2.3
Deployed, medium/high combat	1739	1416	1.9	323	2.1
Life stressors
Childhood traumatic experiences^b
None	49,179	43,560	58.4	5619	36.0
1 experience	18,311	14,899	20.0	3412	21.9
2 experiences	11,336	8404	11.3	2932	18.8
3 or more experiences	2275	1394	1.9	881	5.6
Missing/prefer not to answer	9125	6369	8.5	2756	17.7
Sexual Assault
No	85,908	71,441	95.7	14,467	92.7
Yes	2057	1388	1.9	669	4.3
Financial problems
Not bothered	49,001	44,009	59.0	4992	32.0
Bothered a little	29,351	23,441	31.4	5910	37.9
Bothered a lot	10,942	6420	8.6	4522	29.0
Psychological health/well-being
Mental health status^c
None	79,553	69,699	93.4	9854	63.2
MDD only	1152	671	0.9	481	3.1
PTSD only	4928	2315	3.1	2613	16.8
Comorbid PTSD/MDD	3588	1166	1.6	2422	15.5
Problem drinking^d
No	78,065	66,243	88.8	11,822	75.8
Yes	9370	6129	8.2	3241	20.8
Positive Perspective^e (Mean ± SD)	3.7 ± 0.9	3.8 ± 0.8		3.1 ± 1.0
Self-Mastery^f (Mean ± SD)	4.0 ± 0.7	4.0 ± 0.7		3.7 ± 0.8

*Characteristics are assessed at 2013 unless noted otherwise. Some columns (n and %) do not add up to column total due to missing data. Chi-square test of independence between each characteristic and problematic anger was statistically significant (p < 0.05), except sex
^aBased on deployments between baseline and follow-up in support of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
^bBased on 4 items assessed at follow-up: childhood sexual abuse, neglect, verbal abuse, and physical abuse
^cMental health status based on probable major depressive disorder (MDD) and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria
^dBased on endorsing any of the five Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) alcohol items
^eAssessed from the mean score of all 11 items from the Current State -Posttraumatic Growth Index – Short Form (C-PTGI-SF)
^fAssessed from the mean score of 3 self-mastery items from Pearlin and Schooler’s Self - Mastery Scale

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