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Psychometric Properties of the Aggression Questionnaire in Dutch Violent Forensic Psychiatric Patients and Secondary Vocational Students.
- Source :
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Assessment . Jun2009, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p181-192. 12p. 6 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The psychometric properties of a Dutch version of Buss and Perry's Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) were examined in a sample of violent forensic psychiatric inpatients and outpatients and a sample of secondary vocational students. The internal consistency, interitem correlations, and item-scale correlations of the subscales Physical Aggression, Anger, and Hostility were good but turned out to be unsatisfactory for the subscale Verbal Aggression. The four-factor structure of the AQ could not be confirmed, but the four-factor structure of a 12-item version (short form) of the AQ, the AQ-SF, produced an acceptable fit. The test-retest reliability of the AQ and AQ-SF total scores was good, although the test-retest reliability of the AQ-SF subscale Physical Aggression was not satisfactory. The validity of both the AQ and AQ-SF could be demonstrated by meaningful correlations with alternative measures of aggression and personality, but inpatients were not found to display higher scores on the AQ or AQ-SF than the students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10731911
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Assessment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 40084832
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191108325894