title: Validation of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire-Short Form among Portuguese juvenile delinquents.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to validate the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire-Short Form (BPAQ-SF) among Portuguese juvenile delinquents. With a total sample of 237 male participants, subdivided into an incarcerated forensic sample (n=192) and a community sample (n=45), the Portuguese version of the BPAQ-SF demonstrated good psychometric properties in terms of factor structure, internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity, predictive validity and known-groups validity that generally justify its use among Portuguese youth. Statistically significant associations were found with drug use and alcohol abuse.
authors: School of Psychology, University of Minho, Portugal. Electronic address: ppechorro@gmail.com.
authors: Pedro
authors: P
authors: Pechorro
authors: University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
authors: Ricardo
authors: R
authors: Barroso
authors: Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Portugal.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Poiares
authors: Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Portugal.
authors: João Pedro
authors: JP
authors: Oliveira
authors: UTMB Correctional Managed Care, USA.
authors: Ohiana
authors: O
authors: Torrealday
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011174:Portugal; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Aggression; Assessment; BPAQ-SF; Juvenile delinquency; Validation