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Table 3. Chi‑square analysis of the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and anger expression
Sociodemographic variables Minimal anger expression (N [%]) Mild anger expression (N [%]) Chi‑square value p‑value
Sex 0.354 0.552
Male 519 (43.3) 53 (4.4)
Female 575 (48.0) 52 (4.3)
Age (years) 9.142 0.01*
18 – 35 480 (40.0) 30 (2.5)
36 – 55 478 (39.8) 58 (4.8)
>55 (older adults) 137 (11.4) 17 (1.4)
Marital status 17.629 0.001*
Single 325 (27.1) 16 (1.3)
Married 576 (48.0) 61 (5.1)
Separated 53 (4.4) 13 (1.1)
Widowed 141 (11.8) 15 (1.2)
Level of education 0.468 0.926
None 75 (6.3) 6 (0.5)
Primary 137 (11.4) 12 (1.0)
Secondary 451 (37.6) 46 (3.8)
Tertiary 431 (36.0) 40 (3.0)
Residence status 1.351 0.245
Indigene 624 (52.0) 66 (5.5)
Non-indigene 471 (39.2) 28 (3.2)
Occupation 17.368 0.002*
Unemployed 224 (18.7) 11 (0.9)
Public servant 326 (27.2) 46 (3.8)
Business owner 354 (29.5) 27 (2.3)
Farmer 154 (12.8) 13 (1.1)
Others 36 (3.0) 8 (0.7)
Family size 21.341 <0.001**
1 – 3 642 (53.5) 37 (3.1)
≥4 453 (37.8) 68 (5.7)
Monthly income (₦) 94.361 <0.001**
No income 103 (8.6) 7 (0.6)
1 – 30000 401 (33.5) 15 (1.3)
30000 – 40000 351 (29.3) 15 (1.3)
>40000 237 (19.8) 68 (5.7)
Notes: Statistical significance levels: *p<0.05; **p<0.001.

p = 0.003), suggesting that higher levels of education were p < 0.001). However, among the variables examined,
associated with lower chances of experiencing depression. only monthly income emerged as statistically significant.
This implies that for every one-unit increase in monthly
Table 6 presents the outcome of multiple linear
regression aimed at ascertaining the relationship between income, there was a corresponding increase in GAD by
GAD and selected independent variables. The model 0.320 (β = 0.320; p ≤ 0.001).
accounted for 3.3% of the variance, with the analysis Table 7 reveals the outcome of multiple-linear
revealing that the independent variables significantly regression aimed to ascertain the relationship between
predicted GAD in the study population (F [6, 1183] = 20.584; anger expression and several independent variables. The

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