@article{ref1,
title="Factor structure of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) with mentally ill male prisoners",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2005",
author="Diamond, Pamela M. and Wang, Eugene W. and Buffington-Vollum, Jacqueline",
volume="32",
number="5",
pages="546-564",
abstract="Because of the rising frequency and severity of violence in prison populations, quick and accurate screening of aggressiveness is vital. The Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) is a 29-item self-report measure of aggression. Bryant and Smith proposed a refined 12-item, four-factor version with superior psychometric qualities; however, Williams, Boyd, Cascardi, and Poythress found a different factor structure among jail detainees than is usually found with nonoffenders. The current study used confirmatory factor analyses with data from mentally ill male offenders in a state prison to examine several previously proposed models for the BPAQ. <br><br>RESULTS confirmed the four-factor structure, the factorial invariance across populations, and supported the use of a modified 12-item refined BPAQ with this prison population.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854805278416",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854805278416"
}