Factorial Invariance of the Reactive/Proactive Aggression Questionnaire in Institutionalized and Non-institutionalized Lima Adolescents

Aggression is an important problem of adolescents, the understanding of this phenomenon is crucial. The purpose of this study is to analyze the structural validity and invariance of the Reactive/Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ) in institutionalized and non-institutionalized adolescents from...

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Main Authors: Castañeda-Bernal, Rubén Gabriel, Correa-Rojas, Jossué David, Malvaceda-Espinoza, Eli Leonardo
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2021
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/36297
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Summary:Aggression is an important problem of adolescents, the understanding of this phenomenon is crucial. The purpose of this study is to analyze the structural validity and invariance of the Reactive/Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ) in institutionalized and non-institutionalized adolescents from Lima. 344 male adolescents were selected, among 15 and 17 years old (Mage = 16.055, SDage = .674), 51.16% were institutionalized in a youth center for diagnosis and social rehabilitation due to conflicts with criminal law. The results show that the two-dimensional model of the RPQ presents relatively acceptable fit indices (SB-χ2 = 461.463(229), CFI = .914, RMSEA = .054 [.047-.062]). Additionally, the configurational, metric, scalar and strict invariance was established in both groups. Adequate omega coefficients are reported for reactive aggression (ω = .797) and proactive aggression (ω = .837). It is concluded that the RPQ is a two-dimensional, parsimonious, and interpretable measure that determines reactive and proactive aggression in the aforementioned adolescents.