Anger in adolescents: sex, ethnicity, age differences, and psychometric properties.
Anger in adolescents: sex, ethnicity, age differences, and psychometric properties.
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青少年的愤怒：性别、种族、年龄差异和心理测量特性。
DOI：
10.1097/00006199-200301000-00002
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发表时间：
2003
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2.5
通讯作者：
Mueller,WilliamH
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Reyes,LisaR;Meininger,JanetC;Liehr,Patricia;Chan,Wenyaw;Mueller,WilliamH
研究背景状态-特质愤怒表达量表（STAXI）是一份自我报告的问卷，旨在测量愤怒的体验和表达。STAXI的可靠性和有效性在13岁及以上的非洲裔和欧洲裔美国人中得到了很好的确立。然而，鲜为人知的是，使用这种工具之间的青少年年龄小于13岁和西班牙裔美国adolescents. ObjectivesObjectiveswere（a）测试种族，性别和年龄组的差异，在STAXI分数在11至16岁的非洲，西班牙裔和欧洲裔美国青少年的样本;和（B）评估这些青少年中STAXI的心理测量特性，特别强调西班牙裔青年，为谁没有数据。MethodsA横断面设计采用分层配额抽样技术。参与者（N= 394）是非洲裔，西班牙裔和欧洲裔美国人，年龄在11-16岁，来自德克萨斯州休斯顿的一所公立中学和两所公立高中。年轻组（11-13岁）的（愤怒）到0.91（状态愤怒），老年西班牙裔美国人（14-16岁）的（愤怒）到0.88（状态愤怒）。在内部一致性方面，三个民族之间没有显着差异。五个愤怒量表的因素分析结果与量表作者最初报告的结果相似。种族和年龄有统计学显着的主要影响的愤怒量表，只有一个interaction.DiscussionThe使用的STAXI之间的三个种族的青少年人口是必要的。愤怒量表可能不太可靠，特别是在年轻的青少年中。
BackgroundThe State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), a self-report questionnaire, is designed to measure the experience and expression of anger. Reliability and validity of the STAXI have been well established among African and European Americans aged 13 years and older. However, little is known of the use of this instrument among adolescents younger than 13 years and Hispanic American adolescents.ObjectivesObjectives were (a) to test ethnic, sex, and age group differences in STAXI scores in a sample of 11-to-16-year-old African, Hispanic, and European American adolescents; and (b) to assess the psychometric properties of the STAXI among these same adolescents with special emphasis on Hispanic youths, for whom no data are available.MethodsA cross-sectional design was used with stratified quota sampling techniques. Participants (N= 394) were African, Hispanic, and European Americans aged 11–16 years and were drawn from one public middle school and two public high schools in Houston, Texas.ResultsInternal consistency reliability for the anger scales (STAXI) ranged from 0.61 (anger-in) to 0.91 (state-anger) for the younger group (aged 11–13 years), and 0.68 (anger-in) to 0.88 (state-anger) for the older Hispanic Americans (aged 14–16). No notable differences were seen among the three ethnic groups in regards to internal consistency. Results of factor analyses of the five anger scales were similar to those reported originally by the scale author. Ethnicity and age had statistically significant main effects on the anger scales, and there was only one interaction.DiscussionThe use of the STAXI among a tri-ethnic adolescent population is warranted. The anger-in scale may be less reliable, especially among younger adolescents.