Author, as appears in the article.: Chahin-Pinzon, Nicolas; Lorenzo-Seva, Urbano; Vigil-Colet, Andreu
Department: Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Lorenzo Seva, Urbano / Vigil Colet, Andrés
Keywords: Validation Test adaptation Sex-differences Scale adaptation Reduced versions Quantitative research Psychological tests Model Measurement invariance Japanese Fit indexes Aggression Adolescence
Abstract: This study presents the Colombian adaptation of the Buss and Perry's Aggression Questionnaire for preadolescents and adolescents. The test was administered to a sample of 535 children (269 boys and 266 girls) with an age range of 8-16 years old, belonging to three schools of Bucaramanga. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit to the four-factor model and reliability was satisfactory. The reliability was good for overall scale (alpha = 0.82) and physical aggression scale (alpha = 0.75) while it was sufficient or poor for the other scales depending upon the age group, not being suitable for ages under 12 years-old. Referring to sex effects, we found them only for physical aggression. Finally, this study places particular emphasis on the importance of linguistic and cultural aspects in test adaptation, even when both cultures share the same language.
Thematic Areas: Sociología Social psychology Serviço social Psychology, multidisciplinary Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychology (all) Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Medicina ii Medicina i Linguística e literatura Interdisciplinar Historia General psychology Engenharias iii Enfermagem Educação física Educação Direito Ciencias sociales Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: urbano.lorenzo@urv.cat andreu.vigil@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-5369-3099 0000-0003-3818-4514
Record's date: 2025-02-19
Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Paper original source: Universitas Psychologica. 11 (3): 979-988
APA: Chahin-Pinzon, Nicolas; Lorenzo-Seva, Urbano; Vigil-Colet, Andreu (2012). Psychometric Properties of Colombian Adaptation of Buss and Perry's Aggression Questionnaire for Teenagers in a Sample of Bucaramanga. Universitas Psychologica, 11(3), 979-988
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2012
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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