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The brief aggression questionnaire: psychometric and behavioral evidence for an efficient measure of trait aggression
Author(s) -
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.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/ab.21507
Subject(s) - aggression , hostility , psychology , discriminant validity , convergent validity , anger , poison control , clinical psychology , trait , reliability (semiconductor) , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , psychometrics , developmental psychology , internal consistency , medicine , medical emergency , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
A key problem facing aggression research is how to measure individual differences in aggression accurately and efficiently without sacrificing reliability or validity. Researchers are increasingly demanding brief measures of aggression for use in applied settings, field studies, pretest screening, longitudinal, and daily diary studies. The authors selected the three highest loading items from each of the Aggression Questionnaire's (Buss & Perry, 1992) four subscales—Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, anger, and hostility—and developed an efficient 12‐item measure of aggression—the Brief Aggression Questionnaire (BAQ). Across five studies ( N = 3,996), the BAQ showed theoretically consistent patterns of convergent and discriminant validity with other self‐report measures, consistent four‐factor structures using factor analyses, adequate recovery of information using item response theory methods, stable test–retest reliability, and convergent validity with behavioral measures of aggression. The authors discuss the reliability, validity, and efficiency of the BAQ, along with its many potential applications. Aggr. Behav. 40:120–139, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.