To verify whether states of exhaustion are associated with aggression in young adults.
Approach:
Study Design: Structural equation models were constructed using data from a representative sample of 1027 young adults (Mage = 24.53).
Sample Characteristics: The sample included almost half men (n = 507) and examined relationships between burnout, aggressive behavior, emotion regulation strategies, risky alcohol consumption, stress, and adverse childhood experiences.
Key Findings:
Burnout is positively related to aggressive behavior, mediated by maladaptive coping strategies and risky alcohol consumption.
Minor differences in pathways between men and women were observed, but both models showed a good fit for the data.
Maladaptive emotion regulation strategies were associated with increased depressive symptoms among women but not men.
Interpretation:
Limitations:
The study's findings may not be generalizable beyond the young adult population in Czechia.
The reliance on self-reported measures may introduce bias.
