TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Validation of the Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scale in Mexican psychiatric patients
JO  - Nordic journal of psychiatry
A1  - Romans, Laura
A1  - Fresán, Ana
A1  - Sentíes, Héctor
A1  - Sarmiento, Emmanuel
A1  - Berlanga, Carlos
A1  - Robles-García, Rebeca
A1  - Tovilla-Zarate, Carlos-Alfonso
SP  - 397
EP  - 402
VL  - 69
IS  - 5
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Aggression has been linked to several psychiatric disorders. None of the available instruments validated in Mexico is able to classify aggression as impulsive or premeditated. The Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scale (IPAS) is a self-report instrument designed to characterize aggressiveness as predominately impulsive or premeditated. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the validity and reliability of the IPAS in a sample of Mexican psychiatric patients. <br><br>METHOD: A total of 163 patients diagnosed with affective, anxiety or psychotic disorder were included. A principal-component factor analysis was performed to obtain construct validity of the IPAS impulsive and premeditated aggression subscales; convergent validity as well as internal consistency of subscales were also determined. <br><br>RESULTS: The rotated matrix accounted for 33.4% of the variance. Significant values were obtained for convergent validity and reliability of the IPAS subscales. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The IPAS is an adequate instrument, which might be used to differentiate the type of aggressive behavior in Mexican psychiatric patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0803-9488
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08039488.2014.994033
ID  - ref1
ER  -