Circadian rhythm and aggressive behavior in community-dwelling schizophrenia patients testing a moderated mediation model
In this clinically stable community sample, eveningness preference and sleep disturbance were associated with higher levels of self-reported aggression, while perceived social support appeared to buffer these relationships. These cross-sectional findings suggest potential targets for psychosocial intervention but require longitudinal confirmation.
Authors
- Jialu Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-7682)
- W. Lin
- Y. Jiang
- Meng Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5926-6140)
- Zi-Yi Duan
- Li Yuan Duan
- Yu-Tao Wang
- Dong Mei Wu
- Rui-Tong Miao
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1741109
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 42.68
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China