Factor structure of the 12-item aggression questionnaire: Further evidence from Asian adolescent samples

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 671-685

  Ang, Rebecca P ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aggression Questionnaire; Confirmatory factor analysis; Partial measurement invariance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT T TEST; VALIDATION STUDY; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 34347370825     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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