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Constructing a Measure of Relational Aggression Using Rasch Analysis: The Young Adult Conflict Resolution and Aggression Questionnaire

Rebesco, Ariana P.

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2011, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Psychology.
An increasing amount of attention has been focused on a new form of aggression, relational aggression. However, the behaviors associated with relational aggression are often subtle and difficult to detect. Consequently, far less attention has been given to measurement of relational aggression than it requires. Insufficient forms of measurement have resulted in unreliable and potentially invalid inferences regarding the construct. In order to address this need, the current study initiated the process of constructing and validating a broad measure of aggression, including relational aggression. The Young Adult Conflict Resolution and Aggression Questionnaire - Self-report (YACRA-S) was completed by college students residing in a university dormitory (N = 108). Contemporary (Rasch, 1960, 1980) analyses were conducted on the data collected with this measure, providing empirical support for the multidimensionality of the broad aggression construct and supporting previous conclusions that relational aggression is most appropriately measured as a distinct construct. Further studies are necessary to gather sufficient empirically-based reliability and validity evidence for the YACRA-S, with the eventual goal of constructing a measure of relational aggression that provides more reliable and valid inferences than current methods.
Jeanne Brockmyer (Committee Chair)
Christine Fox (Committee Member)
Laura Seligman (Committee Member)
Wesley Bullock (Committee Member)
100 p.

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  • Rebesco, A. P. (2011). Constructing a Measure of Relational Aggression Using Rasch Analysis: The Young Adult Conflict Resolution and Aggression Questionnaire [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321642691

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rebesco, Ariana. Constructing a Measure of Relational Aggression Using Rasch Analysis: The Young Adult Conflict Resolution and Aggression Questionnaire. 2011. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321642691.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rebesco, Ariana. "Constructing a Measure of Relational Aggression Using Rasch Analysis: The Young Adult Conflict Resolution and Aggression Questionnaire." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321642691

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)