Aggressiveness

Name: Aggressiveness
Published: 1992
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AGGIn this scale using six, seven-point likert-type items

6 items 1992 α .92 Free Buss, A. H., & Perry, M.

What it measures

A six-item scale measuring aggressiveness.

Response format

7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)

Scale items

Given enough provocation, I may hit another person.
I rarely find myself disagreeing with other people. (r)
When people annoy me, I tell them what I think.
When frustrated, I let my irritation show.
Some of my friends think that I am hot-headed.
When people are especially nice, I wonder what they want.

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Usage notes & scoring

Internal consistency (alpha = .92) was reported in the primary study. Convergent and discriminant validity evidence was provided by the original authors.

Citation

Buss, Arnold H. and Mark Perry (1992), “The Aggression Questionnaire,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63 (3), 452–459.

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Keywords

#aggression#personality

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