TY - JOUR
T1 - A re-examination of the verbal aggressiveness scale
T2 - One factor or two?
AU - Beatty, Michael J.
AU - Rudd, Jill E.
AU - Valencic, Kristin Marie
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - The contribution of Infante and Wigley's theoretical work regarding trait verbal aggressiveness has been underscored by the numerous investigations into the nature, correlates, and consequences of trait verbal aggressiveness in a wide variety of social contexts. Although results consistent with theoretical expectations have been obtained when the Verbal Aggressiveness Scale (VAS) has been employed in a unidimensional form, recent evidence suggests that the precision of the VAS can be enhanced through multi-dimensional interpretation. In the present study, evidence gleaned from (I) exploratory factor analyses, (2) interfactor correlations, and (3) reliability analyses, all cast doubt on a unidimensional interpretation of the VAS. Conceptual and methodological implications are discussed.
AB - The contribution of Infante and Wigley's theoretical work regarding trait verbal aggressiveness has been underscored by the numerous investigations into the nature, correlates, and consequences of trait verbal aggressiveness in a wide variety of social contexts. Although results consistent with theoretical expectations have been obtained when the Verbal Aggressiveness Scale (VAS) has been employed in a unidimensional form, recent evidence suggests that the precision of the VAS can be enhanced through multi-dimensional interpretation. In the present study, evidence gleaned from (I) exploratory factor analyses, (2) interfactor correlations, and (3) reliability analyses, all cast doubt on a unidimensional interpretation of the VAS. Conceptual and methodological implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/08824099909388696
DO - 10.1080/08824099909388696
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0042066878
VL - 16
SP - 10
EP - 17
JO - International Journal of Phytoremediation
JF - International Journal of Phytoremediation
SN - 1522-6514
IS - 1
ER -