Anxiety and Aggressive Behavior in Adolescents: A Correlational Study

Background: Aggressive behavior has become a severe behavioral problem in adolescents recently. Some cases have even been deemed an emergency for mental health adolescents. Many factors are suspected to be associated with aggressive behavior, one of which is anxiety. Anxiety and remain widely studied children, but the number studies limited middle late In addition, there no clear description psychosocial aspects between anxiety based on development tasks. Objective: The study aims identify association adolescents’ behavior.Methods: research used analytical correlation design cross-sectional approach. was conducted senior high schools Surakarta July 2021. Subjects were taken using convenience sampling, 626 students filled out online questionnaire, while 32 did not complete some items resulting total sample 594 respondents. Then, instruments employed DASS 21 Buss Perry Questionnaire behavior. statistical analysis then utilized Pearson product-moment test.Results: revealed that most respondents female (67,8%). had bullying victim history (44.8%), violence (13.3%), parental divorce (10.3%). test also uncovered significant (p-value 0.0001, r: 0.649, OR:7.86, CI 95%).Conclusion: finding demonstrates Consequently, community nurses should organize partnership program manage adolescent