Characterizing aggressive behavior

Matthew S. Stanford; Rebecca J. Houston; Charles W. Mathias; Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman; Laura E. Helfritz; Sarah M. Conklin

doi:10.1177/1073191103010002009

Characterizing aggressive behavior

Matthew S. Stanford, Rebecca J. Houston, Charles W. Mathias, Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, Laura E. Helfritz, Sarah M. Conklin

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In the research literature, aggressive behavior has traditionally been classified into two distinct subtypes, impulsive or premeditated. Impulsive aggression is defined as a hair-trigger aggressive response to provocation with loss of behavioral control. Premeditated aggression is defined as a planned or conscious aggressive act, not spontaneous or related to an agitated state. The present study outlines the development of a clinically useful self-report instrument, the Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scales (IPAS), designed to characterize aggressive behavior as predominately impulsive or predominately premeditated in nature. The IPAS showed strong reliability and validity. Analysis of the IPAS scores demonstrated the presence of two types of aggressive behavior, impulsive and premeditated, in men referred for anger problems. The aggression of most individuals in the present sample was characterized as predominately impulsive in nature (90%).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	183-190
Number of pages	8
Journal	Assessment
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191103010002009
State	Published - 2003

Keywords

Aggression
Assessment
Impulsivity
Personality
Violence

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Clinical Psychology
Applied Psychology

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