Validating a Measure of Forms and Functions of Aggression in Turkish Adolescents

This study examined psychometric properties of the Little Aggressive Inventory (LAI), which determines forms and functions of aggression in Turkish adolescents. The study group was 1445 adolescents aged 11-17 (mean age 14.32). Results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the model produced...

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Published in:Revista de cercetare şi intervenţie socialǎ 2016-06, Vol.53, p.114
Main Author: AVCI, Rasit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Behavioral psychology
Females
Teenagers
Validation studies
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Summary:This study examined psychometric properties of the Little Aggressive Inventory (LAI), which determines forms and functions of aggression in Turkish adolescents. The study group was 1445 adolescents aged 11-17 (mean age 14.32). Results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the model produced a good fit to the Turkish sample. Results showed that boys demonstrated more pure overt and relational aggression than girls. A positive significant correlation between pureovert and pure-relational aggression, as well as a negative significant correlation between age and instrumental aggression, were found with respect to age. Furthermore, subscales of LAI demonstrated high internal consistency, and results indicated that LAI could separate four areas of aggression -overt, relational, reactive, and instrumental- in the Turkish sample.
ISSN:1583-3410
1584-5397