TY - JOUR
T1 - The Meaning of Aggression Varies Across Culture: Testing the Measurement Invariance of the Refined Aggression Questionnaire in Samples From Spain, the United States, and Hong Kong
AU - Gallardo-Pujol, David
AU - Penelo, Eva
AU - Sit, Cindy
AU - Jornet-Gibert, Montsant
AU - Suso, Carlos
AU - Buades-Rotger, Macià
AU - Maydeu-Olivares, Alberto
AU - Andrés-Pueyo, Antonio
AU - Bryant, Fred B.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Cultural differences in aggression are still poorly understood. The purpose of this article is to assess whether a tool for measuring aggression has the same meaning across cultures. Analyzing samples from Spain (n = 262), the United States (n = 344), and Hong Kong (n = 645), we used confirmatory factor analysis to investigate measurement invariance of the refined version of the Aggression Questionnaire (Bryant & Smith, 2001). The measurement of aggression was more equivalent between the Chinese and Spanish versions than between these two and the U.S. version. Aggression does not show invariance at the cultural level. Cultural variables such as affective autonomy or individualism could influence the meaning of aggression. Aggressive behavior models can be improved by incorporating cultural variables.
AB - © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Cultural differences in aggression are still poorly understood. The purpose of this article is to assess whether a tool for measuring aggression has the same meaning across cultures. Analyzing samples from Spain (n = 262), the United States (n = 344), and Hong Kong (n = 645), we used confirmatory factor analysis to investigate measurement invariance of the refined version of the Aggression Questionnaire (Bryant & Smith, 2001). The measurement of aggression was more equivalent between the Chinese and Spanish versions than between these two and the U.S. version. Aggression does not show invariance at the cultural level. Cultural variables such as affective autonomy or individualism could influence the meaning of aggression. Aggressive behavior models can be improved by incorporating cultural variables.
U2 - 10.1080/00223891.2019.1565572
DO - 10.1080/00223891.2019.1565572
M3 - Article
C2 - 30907637
VL - 101
SP - 515
EP - 520
JO - Journal of Personality Assessment
JF - Journal of Personality Assessment
SN - 0022-3891
ER -