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Factor Structure of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) With Mentally Ill Male Prisoners

University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center pdiamond{at}sph.uth.tmc.edu

Eugene W. Wang

Texas Tech University

Jacqueline Buffington-Vollum

Sam Houston State University

Because of the rising frequency and severity of violence in prison populations, quick and accurate screening of aggressiveness is vital. The Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) is a 29-item self-report measure of aggression. Bryant and Smith proposed a refined 12-item, four-factor version with superior psychometric qualities; however, Williams, Boyd, Cascardi, and Poythress found a different factor structure among jail detainees than is usually found with nonoffenders. The current study used confirmatory factor analyses with data from mentally ill male offenders in a state prison to examine several previously proposed models for the BPAQ. Results confirmed the four-factor structure, the factorial invariance across populations, and supported the use of a modified 12-item refined BPAQ with this prison population.

Key Words: aggression • measurement • mentally ill offenders • confirmatory factor analysis

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 32, No. 5, 546-564 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854805278416


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