Internal reliability and construct validity of the Novaco Anger Scale-1998-S in a sample of violent prison inmates in Sweden

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-237

  Lindqvist, Judit K ^a   Dåderman, Anna M ^a,b   Hellström, Åke ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggression Questionnaire S; Novaco Anger Scale 1998 S; Provocation Inventory S; State Trait Anger Expression Inventory 2 S; Swedish universities Scales of Personality; Violent prisoners

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444503047     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500036863     Document Type: Article

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