Aggressive Behavior Among Kuwaiti Females

Abstract Book of the 12th International Conference on New Findings in Humanities and Social Sciences

Year: 2025

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Aggressive Behavior Among Kuwaiti Females

Prof. Hend Almaseb

 

ABSTRACT:

Objectives: The study objective was to detect differences between aggressive (anger, hostility, and violence) and socio-demographic variables among a sample of females who lived in Kuwait. Method: A non-random sample was recruited from 495 female participants via the WhatsApp platform. The study’s tool is an online survey consisted of two parts sociodemographic information, and Aggression questionnaire (AQ) that composed of 29 self-report items Likert scale with a higher score indicating more aggressive. Results: The current study’s outcome identified that during the total curfew females who were young, student, and single or divorced were at high risk and reported higher scores of physical and verbal aggression, anger, and hostility. Conclusion: These findings create the need to find effective solution to prevent violence during social distancing. Keywords: aggression, violence, curfew, COV

Keywords: aggression, violence sociodemographic variables