The Short-Form Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ-SF): A validation study with federal offenders

Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-240

  Diamond, Pamela M ^a,c   Magaletta, Philip R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Confirmatory factor analysis; Federal offenders; Measurement; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CUSTODY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CUSTODY; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33746538968     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191106287666     Document Type: Article

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