TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Point subtraction aggression paradigm: Validity of a brief schedule of use
JO  - Violence and victims
A1  - Golomb, Beatrice A.
A1  - Cortez-Perez, Myrna
A1  - Jaworski, Beth A.
A1  - Mednick, Sarnoff
A1  - Dimsdale, Joel
SP  - 95
EP  - 103
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - The Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm (PSAP) is a validated behavioral measure of aggression in response to provocation. Canonically, multiple sessions continue until performance asymptotes, requiring significant time. We sought to examine whether use of the PSAP-first-session ("PSAP-FS") had acceptable construct validity for group data, potentially expanding the settings in which the PSAP may be useful. One hundred male and female young adult subjects completed the PSAP-FS and additional behavioral measures of aggression, and provided information related to risk factors. The PSAP-FS correlated significantly with known risk factors of aggression. The PSAP-FS, which measures aggression in the present, correlated well with measures of recent aggression and less strongly with life history of aggression. The PSAP-FS had satisfactory validity properties for use where group-level data are of interest.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-6708
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -