Anger rumination in Hong Kong and Great Britain: Validation of the scale and a cross-cultural comparison

English and Chinese versions of the Anger Rumination Scale (ARS; Sukhodolsky, Golub, & Cromwell, 2001) were distributed to 495 British and 453 Hong Kong Chinese participants. Confirmatory factor analysis verified factorial equivalence between the English and Chinese versions replicating the prev...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2005-10, Vol.39 (6), p.1147-1157
Main Authors: Maxwell, Jonathan P., Sukhodolsky, Denis G., Chow, Chris C.F., Wong, Cecilia F.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anger
Anger Rumination Scale
Biological and medical sciences
British
China
Chinese
Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Rumination
Structural equation modelling
Structural Equation Models
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Summary:English and Chinese versions of the Anger Rumination Scale (ARS; Sukhodolsky, Golub, & Cromwell, 2001) were distributed to 495 British and 453 Hong Kong Chinese participants. Confirmatory factor analysis verified factorial equivalence between the English and Chinese versions replicating the previously reported four factor structure of Angry Memories, Thoughts of Revenge, Angry Afterthoughts and Understanding of Causes. Internal reliability of the Chinese ARS ranged from .68 to .85. Chinese participants scored higher than British on all subscales, suggesting higher levels of anger rumination. The pattern of scores on the four scales was similar with highest endorsement of Understanding of Causes items and lowest for Thoughts of Revenge. It was concluded that the Chinese version of the Anger Rumination Scale may be useful for cross-cultural research.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2005.03.022