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Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) has been extensively used in literature for measuring aggression in children and adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to translate and validate the Buss and Perry 29 items Aggression Questionnaire and to examine its measurement model with originally postulated factorial structure given by Buss and Perry (1992). The scale was translated from English to Urdu through standardized forward backward translation procedure. To determine the measurement model of the translated scale, the data was subjected to confirmatory factor analysis to assess its factorial structure on Pakistani children. Construct validity of the scale was determined through convergent and discriminant analysis. Moreover, internal reliability and gender differences were also examined in the present study. The results of the measurement model suggested through confirmatory factor analysis revealed four factor solution of AQ originally suggested by Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire. The results of the reliability and validity analyses showed that the scale is highly reliable and valid for screening aggression in children of Pakistan. Gender differences have also been discussed in the light of the present research.
Keywords: aggression, measurement model, gender differences, Pakistan
Aggression is traditionally termed as a behavioral act that results in harming others intentionally or hurting them. Aggression can either be direct or indirect, reactive or proactive, physical, verbal or relation depending on the situation (Werner & Crick, 2004). An integrative explanatory model for aggression is proposed by Anderson and Bushman (2002) that situational and environmental factors interact with personal, emotional and cognitive aspects. A standout amongst the most utilized instruments for its study is the development of Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) by Buss and Perry (1992), which includes 29 items assembled into four factors: physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility. The initial two factors symbolize the active component. Anger triggers physiological and emotional component, while hostility involves feelings of opposition and injustice thus representing the cognitive component. Apparently, uncontrolled feelings of anger evolve perception of injustice and creates a bridge between cognitive and active component such as hostility and cynicism (Marten, Watson, & Wan, 2000).
Regarding the validation of the original Aggression Questionnaire by Buss and Perry, 29 items were extracted with four factor solution from exploratory factor analysis using OBLIMIN rotation namely Physical...