Validación de la versión italiana del cuestionario de agresión (AQ) en el sur de Italia

Abstract

The aggression Questionnaire (AQ) (Buss and Perry, 1992) is considered one of the most useful self-report instruments to analyse aggressive behaviour in youths and adolescents. The aim of the study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the Italian version ofthe AQ using a sample of students froms the south of Italy (because in the italian validation were included only subjects from the north and the centre of the country) and to verify the four-factor structure of the instrument. Participant were 860 students (41% males & 59% females; 445 attending secondary high schools & 415 attending universities; average age = 20.10, SD = 3.70): The results of this study provide psychometric supportfor the use of the Italian version of the questionnaire as a reliable and valid instrument to assess different levels of aggression in youths and adolescents as indicated in the Buss/Perry's version (1992). Results of the confirmatory factor analysis show a three factor structure of the sacle in the south Italy sample.