The Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire: Construct validity and gender invariance among Argentinean adolescents

REYNA CE; LELLO IVACEVICH MG; SÁNCHEZ A; BRUSSINO SA

International Journal of Psychological Research

Universidad de San Buenaventura

Año: 2011 vol. 4 p. 30 - 37

2011-2084

The Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) is one of the most frequently used instruments to assess aggression; it includes 29 items grouped according to 4 factors. Furthermore, a reduced 12-item version has been proposed (Bryant & Smith, 2001), and has also been examined by several researchers. Nevertheless, Latin-American samples have rarely been included. In this study, exploratory and confirmatory models were evaluated among a sample of adolescents from Cordoba, Argentina (n = 371). Moreover, internal consistency and gender invariance were examined. A 2-factor structure resulted from the exploratory analysis, while 2- and 4-factor (short and long versions) structures showed acceptable fits in confirmatory analysis. In general, internal consistency was acceptable, and gender invariance was suitable. Implications and limitations are discussed.