The influence of (auto)aggressive behavioral tendency on the development of depressive symptoms following exam stress

The influence of (auto)aggressive behavioral tendency on the development of depressive symptoms following exam stress - PTAV

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014610

Enrollment

Registered

2018-05-09

Start date

2018-10-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F32

Interventions

Group 1: Students will be participating in an online survey before the start of a learning phase, during a learning phase and after the semester exams. Aggressive behavior will be measured via the tes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Student, completing at least one exam in the next exam phase

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Predicting the change of the depressive symptoms between the three measurement points using the TAV. Further will be examined if the (auto)aggressive tendencies mediate or moderate the correlation between the stress level and the depressive symptoms.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Predicting the change of the general symptom burden between the three measurement points using the TAV. Further will be examined if the (auto)aggressive tendencies mediate or moderate the correlation between the stress level and the generals symptom burden. Examination of changes in test values of the TAV, BDI-II, BSCL and Tics over the three measuring points.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Schanz

Universität des Saarlandes Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

christian.schanz@uni-saarland.de++49 +681 302 71005

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026