The Brief Aggression Questionnaire: Structure, Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability
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.Author | |||||
Journal series | Journal of Personality Assessment, ISSN 0022-3891, (A 30 pkt) | ||||
Issue year | 2015 | ||||
Vol | 97 | ||||
No | 6 | ||||
Pages | 638-649 | ||||
Publication size in sheets | 0.55 | ||||
ASJC Classification | ; | ||||
DOI | DOI:10.1080/00223891.2015.1044093 | ||||
URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223891.2015.1044093?journalCode=hjpa20 | ||||
Language | en angielski | ||||
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Score (nominal) | 30 | ||||
Publication indicators | : 2015 = 1.564; : 2015 = 2.258 (2) - 2015=2.868 (5) | ||||
Citation count* | 35 (2021-02-24) |
* presented citation count is obtained through Internet information analysis and it is close to the number calculated by the Publish or Perish system.
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