RT Article
T1 Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire: testing alternative measurement models with assaultive misdemeanor offenders
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 43
IS 11
SP 1639
OP 1652
A1 Gallagher, John M.
A2 Ashford, José B.
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/188480280X
AB The Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BP-AQ) is a 29-item, four-factor instrument that measures physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility. A large number of competing versions of the original BP-AQ have been proffered in the literature, but testing with aggressive offenders is limited. The present study used confirmatory factor analysis to compare the fit of seven models with a sample of 246 men and women who pled guilty to misdemeanor aggressive offenses. The study found two similar parsimonious 12-item versions of the four-factor BP-AQ that outperformed the other models and fit the data well while retaining acceptable reliability. Taken together, superior psychometric properties, acceptable reliability, and reduced item-burden are properties that clearly support the usage of either of these 12-item versions. The relative merits of these shorter versions of the BP-AQ are examined and implications for their use in applied contexts and further research are considered.
K1 Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire
K1 Aggression
K1 assaultive offenders
K1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis
K1 Measurement
K1 misdemeanor offenders
DO 10.1177/0093854816643986