Anger assessment with the STAXI-CA: psychometric properties of a new instrument for children and adolescents

A Spanish adaptation of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory for children and adolescent population, was derived from the original English adult inventory to assess the experience, expression and control of anger in Spanish children and adolescents (STAXI; Spielberger, 1988). A sample of 2191...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2004-07, Vol.37 (2), p.227-244
Main Authors: del Barrio, Victoria, Aluja, Anton, Spielberger, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggressiveness
Anger
Biological and medical sciences
Developmental psychology
Five factor model
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
PEN model
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Socialisation
STAXI
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Summary:A Spanish adaptation of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory for children and adolescent population, was derived from the original English adult inventory to assess the experience, expression and control of anger in Spanish children and adolescents (STAXI; Spielberger, 1988). A sample of 2191 subjects, 940 female and 1251 male, between 7 and 17 years old from several urban settings participated in the study. Items were selected and analysed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and a 32-item questionnaire in 4 dimensions and eight 4-item facets was obtained: Anger-State (Verbal and Physical Anger, Anger Feelings), Anger-Trait (Anger Temperament, Anger Reactions), Anger-Expression (Anger-Expression/In, Anger-Expression/Out), and Anger-Control (Anger-Control/In, Anger-Control/Out). The factor structure was fairly robust, both for boys and girls, while internal consistency and test–retest reliability was acceptable, except for Anger-Expression facets. Convergent and discriminant validity was studied in the adolescent subgroup in regard to measures of aggressiveness, sociability and sensation-seeking personality, as well as three and five factor personality models previously validated in the same cultural context.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2003.08.014