Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Supported Measures of Anger, Aggression, and Violence

433 Pages·2014·42.71 MB·English

by  George F Ronan

ABCT Clinical Assessment Series
George F. Ronan
Laura Dreer
Kimberly Maurelli
Donna Wollerman Ronan
James Gerhart
Practitioner's Guide
to Empirically
Supported Measures
of Anger, Aggression,
and Violence
Practitioner’s Guide to Empirically
Supported Measures of Anger,
Aggression, and Violence
ABCT Clinical Assessment Series
Series Edited by Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
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George F. Ronan (cid:129) Laura D reer
Kimberly Maurelli
D onna W ollerman Ronan
J ames G erhart
Practitioner's Guide to
Empirically Supported
Measures of Anger,
Aggression, and
Violence
George F. Ronan Laura Dreer
Department of Psychology Department of Ophthalmology
Central Michigan University University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mount Pleasant, MI, USA Birmingham , AL , USA
Kimberly Maurelli Donna Wollerman Ronan
Department of Psychology Psychological Training
Central Michigan University and Consultation Center
Mount Pleasant , MI , USA Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant , MI , USA
James Gerhart
Department of Behavioral Sciences
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago , IL , USA
ISSN 1869-2281 ISSN 1869-229X (electronic)
ISBN 978-3-319-00244-6 ISBN 978-3-319-00245-3 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-00245-3
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Preface
Anger, aggression, and violence continue to present salient concerns for
society in general and mental health providers in particular. Unfortunately,
there is no text that has systematically reviewed measures for assessing these
constructs. This book reviews over 130 measures of anger, aggression, or
violence. This book contains two parts . Part I includes an introductory chap-
ter and an applied chapter on conducting a risk assessment. Part II provides a
description of how the measures are organized and quick-view tables that
provide easy access to measures with enough information to allow for an
estimate of the likelihood that reading additional information about a particu-
lar measure would prove fruitful. Measures are organized alphabetically into
tables for measures of anger, aggression, or violence. Each of the tables pro-
vides the name of the measure, the purpose for which the measure was devel-
oped, and the targeted population. The tables also provide information on the
method of assessment, the amount of time required to use the measure, and
the page number where additional information is available. Part II also con-
tains the review of each measure. The Appendix provides examples of mea-
sures that can be copied for research or clinical purposes.
I want to thank a number of people who helped with this text. In particular,
we wish to thank students and colleagues who helped with the review of
measures in Part II. We also thank the authors of the measures we reviewed.
Without their work this text would not be possible. Finally, we extend a heart-
felt thanks and profound respect to the authors who allowed us to reproduce
their measures in the Appendix. Sharing their work in this manner is likely to
have a signifi cant impact on advancing the assessment of anger, aggression,
and violence.
Mount Pleasant, MI, USA George F. Ronan
Birmingham, AL, USA Laura Dreer
Mount Pleasant, MI, USA Kimberly Maurelli
Mount Pleasant, MI, USA Donna Wollerman Ronan
Chicago, IL, USA James Gerhart
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Contents
Part I General Issues in Assessing Anger, Aggression,
and Violence
1 Introduction .................................................................................... 3
Introduction ...................................................................................... 3
Background ...................................................................................... 4
Purpose of This Text ........................................................................ 6
Organization of Measures and Information ..................................... 7
Title .............................................................................................. 7
Purpose ......................................................................................... 7
Population .................................................................................... 7
Background and Description ........................................................ 7
Administration ............................................................................. 7
Scoring ......................................................................................... 7
Interpretation ................................................................................ 7
Psychometric Properties ............................................................... 7
Clinical Utility ............................................................................. 7
Research Applicability ................................................................. 7
Original Citation .......................................................................... 8
Source .......................................................................................... 8
Alternative Forms ......................................................................... 8
References ........................................................................................ 8
2 Assessing Anger, Aggression, and Violence ................................. 11
Assessing Anger, Aggression, and Violence.................................... 11
Modeling Anger, Aggression, and Violence .................................... 11
Methods for Assessing Anger, Aggression, and Violence ............... 14
Summary .......................................................................................... 15
References ........................................................................................ 16
Part II Assessment Instruments
3 Measures of Anger ......................................................................... 19
Quick View Table for Measures of Anger ....................................... 19
Anger and Hostility Scale (AHS) .................................................... 22
Purpose ......................................................................................... 22
Population .................................................................................... 22
Background and Description ........................................................ 22
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Administration ............................................................................. 22
Scoring ......................................................................................... 22
Interpretation ................................................................................ 22
Psychometric Properties ............................................................... 23
Clinical Utility ............................................................................. 23
Research Applicability ................................................................. 23
Original Citation .......................................................................... 23
Source .......................................................................................... 23
Cost .............................................................................................. 23
Anger Attacks Questionnaire (AAQ) ............................................... 23
Purpose ......................................................................................... 23
Population .................................................................................... 23
Background and Description ........................................................ 23
Administration ............................................................................. 24
Scoring and Interpretation ............................................................ 24
Psychometric Properties ............................................................... 24
Clinical Utility ............................................................................. 24
Research Applicability ................................................................. 24
Original Citation .......................................................................... 24
Source .......................................................................................... 24
Cost .............................................................................................. 24
Alternative Forms ......................................................................... 24
Reference ..................................................................................... 24
Anger Control Inventory (ACI) ........................................................ 25
Purpose ......................................................................................... 25
Population .................................................................................... 25
Background and Description ........................................................ 25
Administration ............................................................................. 25
Scoring ......................................................................................... 25
Interpretation ................................................................................ 25
Psychometric Properties ............................................................... 25
Clinical Utility ............................................................................. 26
Research Applicability ................................................................. 26
Original Citation .......................................................................... 27
Source .......................................................................................... 27
Cost .............................................................................................. 27
Anger Discomfort Scale (ADS) ....................................................... 27
Purpose ......................................................................................... 27
Population .................................................................................... 27
Background and Description ........................................................ 27
Administration ............................................................................. 27
Scoring ......................................................................................... 27
Interpretation ................................................................................ 27
Psychometric Properties ............................................................... 27
Clinical Utility ............................................................................. 28
Research Applicability ................................................................. 28
Original Citation .......................................................................... 28
Source .......................................................................................... 28
Cost .............................................................................................. 28
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Anger Expression Scale (AX) .......................................................... 28
Purpose ......................................................................................... 28
Population .................................................................................... 28
Background and Description ........................................................ 28
Administration ............................................................................. 29
Scoring ......................................................................................... 29
Interpretation ................................................................................ 29
Psychometric Properties ............................................................... 29
Clinical Utility ............................................................................. 29
Research Applicability ................................................................. 29
Original Citation .......................................................................... 30
Source .......................................................................................... 30
Cost .............................................................................................. 30
Reference ..................................................................................... 30
Anger-Provoking Situations (APS) .................................................. 30
Purpose ......................................................................................... 30
Population .................................................................................... 30
Background and Description ........................................................ 30
Administration ............................................................................. 30
Scoring ......................................................................................... 30
Psychometric Properties ............................................................... 30
Clinical Utility ............................................................................. 31
Research Applicability ................................................................. 31
Original Citation .......................................................................... 31
Source .......................................................................................... 31
Cost .............................................................................................. 31
Alternative Forms ......................................................................... 31
References .................................................................................... 31
Anger Response Inventories (ARIs) ................................................ 32
Purpose ......................................................................................... 32
Population .................................................................................... 32
Background and Description ........................................................ 32
Administration ............................................................................. 32
Scoring ......................................................................................... 32
Interpretation ................................................................................ 32
Psychometric Properties ............................................................... 32
Clinical Utility ............................................................................. 33
Research Applicability ................................................................. 33
Original Citation(s) ...................................................................... 33
Source .......................................................................................... 33
Cost .............................................................................................. 33
References .................................................................................... 33
Anger Self-Report (ASR) ................................................................ 33
Purpose ......................................................................................... 33
Population .................................................................................... 34
Background and Description ........................................................ 34
Administration ............................................................................. 34
Scoring ......................................................................................... 34
Interpretation ................................................................................ 34