The Aggression Questionnaire.

Abstract

A new questionnaire on aggression was constructed. Replicated factor analyses yielded 4 scales: Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Anger, and Hostility. Correlational analysis revealed that anger is the bridge between both physical and verbal aggression and hostility. The scales showed internal consistency and stability over time. Men scored slightly higher on Verbal Aggression and Hostility and much higher on Physical Aggression. There was no sex difference for Anger. The various scales correlated differently with various personality traits. Scale scores correlated with peer nominations of the various kinds of aggression. These findings suggest the need to assess not only overall aggression but also its individual components.

Factors associated with the efficacy of smoking cessation treatments and predictors of smoking abstinence in EAGLES

“…The smoker characteristics examined were: country of study site (USA versus non‐USA); history of psychiatric diagnosis (defined as the primary diagnosis: none, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, psychotic disorder); sex; age; BMI; ethnic group (white, black, other); lifetime suicidal ideation and/or behaviour [none versus any, captured through Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C‐SSRS)] 28; anxiety score [Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS)] 29; depression score (HADS) 29; aggression score [Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ)] 30; use of psychotropic medication, including sleeping aids (none, any); cigarette dependence [Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence (FTCD)] 31; age of starting smoking; and prior use of study medicines (none versus any, for each of the three medications—varenicline, bupropion or any type of NRT). Supporting information, Table S2 describes the collection of smokers’ characteristics as recorded on the patient report form used by investigators.…”

Longitudinal structural brain development and externalizing behavior in adolescence

“…Aspects of externalizing behavior were measured with parent‐report measures of aggression and rule‐breaking (i.e., Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and with a self‐reported measure of aggression (Buss‐Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ)). Both questionnaires have previously been shown to be valid and reliable (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2000; Buss & Perry, 1992). …”

Physiological underarousal as a mechanism of aggressive behavior in university athletes with a history of concussion

“…Statistical analyses were conducted without sex as a covariate, as the inclusion of this factor did not significantly affect results. Further, although Buss and Perry (1992) report that men score significantly higher than women on the Physical Aggression scale of the BPAQ, preliminary analyses revealed no sex differences across all but one (Verbal Aggression) of the subscales (see Table 4). Pearson Chi‐square tests were used to examine associations among athletic status (nonathlete, high‐risk athlete, low‐risk athlete) and concussion history (concussion, no‐concussion), while hierarchical multiple linear regressions were used to predict aggression and physiological arousal from a number of predictor variables, such as concussion history (concussion, no‐concussion) and athletic status (high‐risk, low‐risk, and nonathletes; athlete, nonathlete).…”

“…Using a quasi‐experimental design, 66 university students ( n  =   18 nonathletes, n  =   24 low‐risk athletes, n  =   24 high‐risk athletes) with ( n  =   27) and without a history of concussion ( n  =   39) completed the Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire ( BPAQ ; Buss & Perry, 1992, J Pers Soc Psychol, 63 and 452) and provided electrodermal activation ( EDA ) as an index of physiological arousal.…”

“…The BPAQ (Buss & Perry, 1992) is a 29‐item questionnaire that assesses self‐reported aggression using a five‐point Likert scale (from “extremely uncharacteristic of me” to “extremely characteristic of me”). The BPAQ consists of four subscales (Hostility, Anger, Verbal Aggression, and Physical Aggression); the Physical Aggression subscale is of particular interest in this study as an index of reactive aggression.…”