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Title

The Brief Aggression Questionnaire: Structure, Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability.

Authors

Webster, Gregory D.; DeWall, C. Nathan; Pond, Richard S.; Deckman, Timothy; Jonason, Peter K.; Le, Bonnie M.; Nichols, Austin Lee; Schember, Tatiana Orozco; Crysel, Laura C.; Crosier, Benjamin S.; Smith, C. Veronica; Paddock, E. Layne; Nezlek, John B.; Kirkpatrick, Lee A.; Bryan, Angela D.; Bator, Renée J.

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.

Subjects

AGGRESSION testing; QUESTIONNAIRES; GENERALIZABILITY theory; INVECTIVE; HOSTILITY

Publication

Journal of Personality Assessment, 2015, Vol 97, Issue 6, p638

ISSN

0022-3891

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/00223891.2015.1044093

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