The psychometric properties of the Anger Bodily Sensations Questionnaire (ABSQ)

Almar Justin Zwets; Ruud Hornsveld; Floris W. Kraaimaat; Thijs Kanters; Peter Muris; Hjalmar van Marle

doi:10.1080/14789949.2014.925957

The psychometric properties of the Anger Bodily Sensations Questionnaire (ABSQ)

Almar Justin Zwets^*, Ruud Hornsveld, Floris W. Kraaimaat, Thijs Kanters, Peter Muris, Hjalmar van Marle

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The Anger Bodily Sensations Questionnaire (ABSQ) is a newly developed self-report instrument for measuring bodily sensations related to anger in interpersonal situations. In this study, we investigated the psychometric properties of the ABSQ in a sample of 70 offenders and a sample of 100 secondary vocational students. Results indicated that the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the instrument were good. An explorative factor analysis carried out on the ABSQ data of the combined sample yielded three factors. Support was found for the concurrent validity of the instrument. In both samples, the total score of the ABSQ showed positive correlations with measures of bodily awareness, social anxiety, anger, and aggression. Altogether, results suggest that the ABSQ appears to be a reliable and valid questionnaire. Further research is needed to examine the psychometric properties of the ABSQ in larger offender and non-clinical samples.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	432-450
Journal	Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2014.925957
Publication status	Published - Aug 2014

Keywords

forensic psychiatry
anger
bodily sensations
self-report questionnaire

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