TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Measurement properties of the life history of aggression in adolescents: data from Morocco, Serbia, Sweden, Vietnam, and the USA
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Stevanovic, Dejan
A1  - Damjanovic, Rade
A1  - Jović, Vladimir
A1  - Bador, Kourosh
A1  - Nguyen, Hang Thi Minh
A1  - Senhaji, Meftaha
A1  - Kuch-Cecconi, Rachael H.
A1  - Meszaros, Zsuzsa Szombathyne
A1  - Kerekes, Nóra
SP  - 114504
EP  - 114504
VL  - 311
IS  - 
N2  - The Life History of Aggression (LHA) is a frequently used scale for assessing trait aggression, but its psychometric properties have not been evaluated among adolescents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the LHA among high school students from Morocco, Serbia, Sweden, Vietnam, and the United States of America (USA). The total sample included 4867 adolescents, aged 15-19 years, from Morocco (n = 508), Serbia (n = 1067), Sweden (n = 1570), Vietnam (n = 1401), and the USA (n = 321). A two-factor, nine-item model containing an aggression factor (5 items) and a consequences/antisocial behavior factor (4 items) was created. The two-factor model had an acceptable-to-good model fit for the data for the total sample and all five countries, including gender. Cronbach's alpha (α) was satisfactory across countries. Still, the construct was noninvariant across countries and genders. The LHA with nine items in two subscales showed sound construct validity and internal consistency and can be used for group-level or within-group assessments of trait aggression in adolescents by either gender or country. However, it should not be used for cross-gender or cross-country comparisons due to a lack of measurement invariance.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114504
ID  - ref1
ER  -