Psychometric properties of the long and short forms of the AQ aggression questionnaire in a sample of Spanish inmates

Ana Rita Cruz, Eva Aizpurua, María Verónica Jimeno Jiménez, Carmen Zabala Baños, Fernando Barbosa, Jorge Javier Ricarte Trives

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Objectives: The Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ; Buss & Perry, 1992) is a broad measurement tool used with the general public in Spain. There is some debate regarding the interpretation of AQ scores and the usefulness of a shorter version. The aim is to study and compare the psychometric properties of the long and short version of the AQ and check the reliability of the short version in a sample of male prisoners. Material and method: The sample was composed of 236 incarcerated males (mean age of 40.4 years of age) from Ocaña 1 prison center who volunteered to participate in the study. The sample was selected by using the tiered random sampling technique based on the internal inmate number. A random list of possible substitutes was also included in the event of refusal to be interviewed, with replacement being discontinued in the event of two consecutive refusals. This study is a descriptive cross-sectional design. Results: The short version of the scale demonstrated better adjustment than the long version, as indicated by the larger CFI and smaller WRMR values. The number of prison sentences was positively associated with physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility. The coefficients were slightly higher for the short version of the scale than the long one. Discussion: The short version of the AQ is a valid instrument for measuring aggressiveness in prison contexts in relation to the long version, and correlates with subscales of aggression more strongly than the long one.

Idioma originalInglês
Páginas (de-até)9-17
Número de páginas9
RevistaRevista Espanola de Sanidad Penitenciaria
Volume26
Número de emissão1
DOIs
Estado da publicaçãoPublicadas - 27 fev. 2024

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