@article{ref1,
title="Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire: testing alternative measurement models with assaultive misdemeanor offenders",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2016",
author="Gallagher, John M. and Ashford, Jose B.",
volume="43",
number="11",
pages="1639-1652",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854816643986",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854816643986"
}