Citation

Tanno S. Jpn. J. Educ. Psychol. 2008; 56(2): 171-181.

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(Copyright © 2008, Japanese Association of Educational Psychology)

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Abstract

Past research has indicated that individual differences in trait displaced aggression could predict aggressive behavior, such as domestic abuse. A Japanese version of the Displaced Aggression Questionnaire (DAQ ; Denson, Pedersen, & Miller, 2006) was developed and tested on university and technical college students (N = 777, age range : 18-24). Factor analyses identified 3 factors in the 31-item structure (α = 33) : angry rumination (α = .92), revenge planning (α = .92), and general tendency to engage in displaced aggression (α = .93). This structure was the same as that of the original English version. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the Japanese version of the Displaced Aggression Questionnaire predicted domestic verbal abuse (β = .29, p < .001), whereas the Japanese version of the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) did not (β = . 10, ns). These results indicate that the Japanese version of the Displaced Aggression Questionnaire may be useful for utilizing trait aggression to predict domestic verbal abuse of students. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)