Citation

Gerace A, Day A. J. Forensic Nurs. 2014; 10(1): 44-49.

Affiliation

Author Affiliation: 1School of Nursing & Midwifery, Flinders University, and 2School of Psychology, Deakin University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1097/JFN.0000000000000010

PMID

24263349

Abstract

In this brief report we describe the development of a measure of anger that may be used by nurses and other professionals to assess anger and changes in anger with male offenders. The Short Anger Measure, a 12-item self-report measure of angry feelings and aggressive impulses, was administered to 73 male offenders. The measure showed sound psychometric properties (internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability) and concurrent validity with an established measure of anger. The potential use of the measure by nurses working in forensic settings is discussed.

Language: en