The Brief Aggression Questionnaire: Structure, Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability.
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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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Journal | :
Journal of personality assessment
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Volume | :
97
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Issue | :
6
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Number of Pages | :
638-49
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Date Published | :
2015
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ISSN Number | :
0022-3891
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DOI | :
10.1080/00223891.2015.1044093
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Short Title | :
J Pers Assess
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