Developing and Validating an Experience Sampling Measure of Aggression: The Aggression-ES Scale

Language
en
Document Type
Article
Issue Date
2020-05-05
Issue Year
2018
Authors
Borah, Tridip Jyoti
Murray, Aja Louise
Eisner, Manuel
Jugl, Irina
Editor
Abstract

Experience sampling methodologies are likely to play an important role in advancing our understanding of momentary influences on aggression, including short-term antecedent psychological states and situations. In this study, we evaluate whether a newly developed experiencing sampling measure of aggression, the Aggression Experience Sampler (Aggression-ES), provides a valid and reliable measure of aggression in experience sampling contexts. Participants were a convenience sample of 23 young adults recruited from the local University community. Data were collected using an experience sampling smartphone application over 8 days. They were analyzed using multilevel structural equation modeling. Our results support the within- and between-person reliability and the criterion validity of the Aggression-ES. The Aggression-ES represents a good choice of measure for use in experience sampling studies of aggression. Further work in other samples will help to provide further validity evidence for the measure.

Journal Title
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Citation
Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2018. <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0886260518812068>
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