The Brief Aggression Questionnaire: Structure, Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability
Authors:
- Gregory D. Webster,
- C. Nathan Dewall,
- Richard S. Pond Jr.,
- Thimothy Deckman,
- John Nezlek,
- Peter K. Jonason,
- Bonnie M. Le,
- Austin Lee Nichols,
- Tatiana Orozco Schember,
- Laura C. Crysel,
- Benjamin S. Crosier,
- C. Veronica Smith,
- E. Layne Paddock,
- Lee A. Kirkpatrick,
- Angela D. Bryan,
- Renée j. Bator
Abstract
In contexts that increasingly demand brief self-report measures (e.g., experience sampling, longitudinal and field studies), researchers seek succinct surveys that maintain reliability and validity. One such measure is the 12-item Brief Aggression Questionnaire (BAQ; Webster et al., 2014), which uses 4 3-item subscales: Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Anger, and Hostility. Although prior work suggests the BAQ's scores are reliable and valid, we addressed some lingering concerns. Across 3 studies (N = 1,279), we found that the BAQ had a 4-factor structure, possessed long-term test–retest reliability across 12 weeks, predicted differences in behavioral aggression over time in a laboratory experiment, generalized to a diverse nonstudent sample, and showed convergent validity with a displaced aggression measure. In addition, the BAQ's 3-item Anger subscale showed convergent validity with a trait anger measure. We discuss the BAQ's potential reliability, validity, limitations, and uses as an efficient measure of aggressive traits.
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- SWPSb0a05c106ef44b12a8d32db6ce5cfa13
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- Journal series
- Journal of Personality Assessment, ISSN 0022-3891
- Issue year
- 2015
- Vol
- 97
- No
- 6
- Pages
- 638-649
- Publication size in sheets
- 0.55
- ASJC Classification
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- DOI
- DOI:10.1080/00223891.2015.1044093 opening in a new tab
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- Language
- (en) English
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- Nezlek.J_the brief aggression_2015_all.pdf
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- Score (nominal)
- 30
- Publication indicators
- : 2015 = 1.564; : 2015 = 2.258 (2) - 2015=2.868 (5)
- Citation count
- 41
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