VALIDATING A MEASURE OF FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF AGGRESSION IN TURKISH ADOLESCENTS
VALIDATING A MEASURE OF FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF AGGRESSION IN TURKISH ADOLESCENTS
Author(s): Rasit AvciSubject(s): Gender Studies, Behaviorism, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Expert Projects Publishing
Keywords: forms of aggression; functions of aggression; assessment; psychometrics; adolescence;
Summary/Abstract: 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.
Journal: Revista de Cercetare şi Intervenţie Socială
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 53
- Page Range: 114-131
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English