TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire: testing alternative measurement models with assaultive misdemeanor offenders
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Gallagher, John M.
A1  - Ashford, Jose B.
SP  - 1639
EP  - 1652
VL  - 43
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854816643986
ID  - ref1
ER  -