title: [Development of the Japanese version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BAQ)].
abstract: The Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) has been used to investigate links between personality factors and health outcomes. We developed the Japanese version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BAQ) and assessed validity and reliability of the scale. Study I (N = 1,125 college students) used a 45-item rating questionnaire measuring each of four components of aggression: Anger, Hostility, Physical Aggression, and Verbal Aggression. Four aggression subscales emerged clearly from exploratory factor analysis. Study II (N = 611 college students) used a 24-item questionnaire and replicated factor structure and factor loadings of Study I. The scales were shown to be highly internally consistent, and stable at appropriate levels over 4-month time period. Normative data, factorial validity, and external evidence of construct, convergent, and discriminant validity for the scales were also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Relations, School of Letters, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Utsuki
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires