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I-DAQ: a New Test to Assess Direct and Indirect Aggression Free of Response Bias

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 July 2014

Mireia Ruiz-Pamies ,
Urbano Lorenzo-Seva ,
Fabia Morales-Vives ,
Sandra Cosi  and
Andreu Vigil-Colet
Mireia Ruiz-Pamies
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Urbano Lorenzo-Seva
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Fabia Morales-Vives
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Sandra Cosi
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Andreu Vigil-Colet*
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Andreu Vigil-Colet. Centre de Recerca en Avaluació i Mesura de la Conducta. Unversitat Rovira i Virgili. Departamento de Psicologia. Crtra. Valls s/n. 43007. Tarragona (Spain). E-mail: andreu.vigil@urv.cat
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Abstract

Self-reports of aggression are deeply impacted by response bias, especially by social desirability, but there are no specific methods for controlling this bias. Furthermore, despite the importance of the subject few instruments have been designed to assess both direct and indirect forms of aggression. The aim of the present research was to develop a brief measure that comprises both forms of aggression and which makes it possible to obtain scores free of social desirability and acquiescence effects. The scales were created using recently developed methods for controlling response bias effects in a sample of 750 participants over a wide age range. The items were chosen by a panel of judges from among the best of the existing aggression measures. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the expected three factor structure (CFI = .98; AGFI = .97 and RSMEA = .078, 90% C.I. = .074 – .083) and the scales showed good psychometric properties in that they had good reliability (ranging from θxx = .77 to θxx = .83), and convergent and criterion validity.

Keywords

direct aggressionindirect aggressionsocial desirabilityacquiescence
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 17 , 2014 , E41
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2014 

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