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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Alina Suris, PhD1, Michael Kashner, PhD1, Jason Worchel, MD2, Keith Young, PhD2, and Paul Ingmundson, PhD3. (1) Research 151, North Texas Healthcare System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, 214-857-0334, Alina.Suris@med.va.gov, (2) Central Texas VHCS, 2901 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 78741, (3) South Texas VHCS, 7400 Merton Minter, San Antonio, TX 78284
Although aggression and impulsivity instruments have been validated on a variety of populations, there has been no consistent cross-validation within the veteran psychiatric population. In order to gather useful and meaningful information, instruments must be determined to be reliable and valid for the specific population in which they will be used (Prediger, 1989; Sackett & Zedack, 1988). Given the possible limitations of using limited patient populations in the establishment of these instruments, establishing psychometric data among a veteran psychiatric population would be important in determining whether they assess the same underlying constructs among such individuals. It is particularly important to investigate the applicability of these measures with veterans as they may differ from the general population in aggression/impulsivity due to their unique life experiences, such as combat exposure. However, one cannot determine validity or reliability until that variation has been measured for the specific population of interest. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of measures of aggression and impulsivity in a veteran population. More specifically, factor analyses, correlational studies of subtests and total scores, and internal consistency of the instruments were examined. In addition, norms were established for a veteran psychiatric population by computing mean values and standard deviations for the BPAQ (Buss & Perry, 1992), OAS-M (Coccaro, Harvey, Kupsaw-Lawrence, Herbert, & Bernstein, 1991), and BIS-11 (Patton, Stanford, & Barratt, 1995) in a sample of 486 veterans seeking outpatient care from four Veterans Administration Hospitals in the southwestern United States.
Learning Objectives: At the conlusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to
Keywords: Assessments,
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