Measuring Aggression in German Youth Prison—A Validation of the German Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ) in a Sample of Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21513293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evelyn Heynen (0000-0002-4969-8986, Open Universiteit, Heerlen, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Peer Van Der Helm (0000-0001-5425-8478, Hogeschool Leiden, South Holland, The Netherlands), Geert Jan J M Stams (0000-0001-6630-8954, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Geert Jan Stams (Universiteit van Amsterdam, Holland, The Netherlands), Jesse Roest (0000-0003-1213-9440, Hogeschool Leiden, South Holland, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 13-14 |
| Pages | 1475-1486 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-624X • E-ISSN: 1552-6933 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0306624x211023923 |
| PMID | 34109834 |
| OpenAlex | W3166352244 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 45 |
The aim of the present study was to examine construct validity and reliability of the German reactive proactive aggression questionnaire (RPQ) in a sample of delinquent boys ( N = 156). A confirmatory factor analysis with a two-factor model of reactive and proactive aggression showed a good fit to the data. The factor structure of the original RPQ could be fully replicated in the German translation, and Cronbach’s alphas were good for both subscales. Concurrent validity of the RPQ was demonstrated by significant correlations with the subscales of the inventory of callous unemotional traits. In future studies, the German RPQ can be used to assess reactive and proactive aggression in judicial and forensic psychiatric care in Germany. The present findings also provide support for the use of the RPQ in cross-cultural comparisons
Aggression · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Developmental psychology · German · Psychometrics · Structural equation modeling · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |