RT Article
T1 Measuring Aggression in German Youth Prison—A Validation of the German Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ) in a Sample of Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 66
IS 13/14
SP 1475
OP 1486
A1 Heynen, Evelyn
A2 Van der Helm, Peer
A2 Stams, Geert Jan
A2 Roest, Jesse
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1816075485
AB The aim of the present study was to examine construct validity and reliability of the German reactive proactive aggression questionnaire (RPQ) in a sample of delinquent boys (N = 156). A confirmatory factor analysis with a two-factor model of reactive and proactive aggression showed a good fit to the data. The factor structure of the original RPQ could be fully replicated in the German translation, and Cronbach’s alphas were good for both subscales. Concurrent validity of the RPQ was demonstrated by significant correlations with the subscales of the inventory of callous unemotional traits. In future studies, the German RPQ can be used to assess reactive and proactive aggression in judicial and forensic psychiatric care in Germany. The present findings also provide support for the use of the RPQ in cross-cultural comparisons.
K1 youth detention
K1 German
K1 proactive aggression
K1 Reactive aggression
DO 10.1177/0306624X211023923