PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE DUTCH VERSION OF THE AGGRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE

Confirmatory factor analyses were done in an attempt to replicate the factor structure of the Aggression Questionnaire constructed by Buss a nd Ferry (1992) [Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, 452 -459] in a Dutch sample. The findings indicated that the Buss and Ferr y 4-factor model provided a poor fit to the full 29-item questionnaire . Although generally confirming the 4-factor structure, subsequent ana lyses revealed that a better fit was obtained by omitting 3 items (1 V erbal Aggression and 2 Hostility items). In general, the present findi ngs are rather similar to previous research and emphasize the importan ce of assessing not only overall aggression but also its separate comp onents. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd