Assessing the heterogeneity of aggressive behavior traits: Exploratory and confirmatory analyses of the reactive and instrumental aggression personality assessment inventory (PAI) scales

Violence and Victims

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 587-601

  Antonius, Daniel ^a   Sinclair, Samuel Justin ^b   Shiva, Andrew A ^c   Messinger, Julie W ^a   Maile, Jordan ^c   Siefert, Caleb J ^d   Belfi, Brian ^e   Malaspina, Dolores ^a   Blais, Mark A ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^e Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Instrumental aggression; Personality assessment inventory; Reactive aggression; Risk assessment; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894039709     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-12-00032     Document Type: Article

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