Questionário de Agressão de Buss-Perry versão reduzida (QA-R): análises estruturais

Abstract

Human aggression is any behavior directed at another individual that is carried out with the immediate intention of causing harm. The objective was to Psicología, Conocimiento y Sociedad 10(3), 142-167 (noviembre 2020-abril 2021) –Trabajos originales ISSN: 1688-7026 144 adapt and validate the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, short version, for Portuguese, testing factorial structures already proposed by the literature. Two studies were carried out. The first study involved 200 people, mostly residents of the State of Paraíba (88%). The results indicated that the items loaded in their factors of origin. In the second study, 207 respondents participated, mostly from the State of Paraíba (96.6%). The results indicated that aggression can be assessed both in a specific way (physical, verbal aggression, anger and hostility) as well as in a general factor (general aggression), that is, through the hierarchical model, that presented good indicators of adjustment to the model. As they also presented satisfactory internal consistency in the specific factors in the general factor both in the alpha and in the McDonald's Omega, proving the reliability and construct validity of this scale. Therefore, the data confirm the second order model hypothesized by the literature. This version may be useful in future research with studies on aggression, as well as cross-cultural studies.