A concise measure of anger in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

被引:109
作者
Forbes, D
Hawthorne, G
Elliott, P
McHugh, T
Biddle, D
Creamer, M
Novaco, RW
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Australian Ctr Posttraumat Mental Hlth, Heidelberg, Vic 3081, Australia
[2] Swinburne Univ Technol, Dept Psychol, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia
[3] Austin & Repatriat Med Ctr, Heidelberg, Vic, Australia
[4] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Psychol & Social Behav, Irvine, CA USA
关键词
anger; PTSD; measure;
D O I
10.1023/B:JOTS.0000029268.22161.bd
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
There is a need for a brief specific measure of anger for use in assessment of posttraumatic mental health problems. One unpublished short scale is the Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR; R. Novaco, 1975). This study examined the psychometric properties of the DAR using intake and 12-month data for 192 Australian Vietnam veterans with combat-related PTSD. Results showed the DAR to be unidimensional, reliable, and sensitive to change over time, and removal of two items improved the scale's properties. The DAR measures anger disposition directed towards others. Assessment of convergent validity indicated that the DAR primarily measures Trait Anger. Results suggest that the DAR is a psychometrically strong measure, potentially useful for the evaluation of anger in PTSD.
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页码:249 / 256
页数:8
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