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Reliability Reporting across Studies Using the Buss Durkee Hostility Inventory
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Vassar, Matt; Hale, William – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Empirical research on anger and hostility has pervaded the academic literature for more than 50 years. Accurate measurement of anger/hostility and subsequent interpretation of results requires that the instruments yield strong psychometric properties. For consistent measurement, reliability estimates must be calculated with each administration,…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Psychometrics, Psychological Patterns, Affective Behavior
Invalidity of "Disconfirmation of the Predictive Validity of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire in a Sample of High-Risk Drug Offenders" (2006): A Reply
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Dhaliwal, Gurmeet K.; Loza, Wagdy; Reddon, John R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
In their article, "Disconfirmation of the Predictive Validity of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire in a Sample of High-Risk Drug Offenders," criminologists Mitchell and MacKenzie (2006) purported to evaluate psychometric properties of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ), the first self-report risk/need measure estimating violent and nonviolent…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Psychometrics, Predictive Validity, Misconceptions