General Information

This Questionnaire measures emotional instability, prosocial behavior, and aggression. Analyzed in a new study involving subjects between the ages of 11 and 15 from three different countries: Italy, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, it can be given to either a parent, peer, or the subject of investigation. The information below pertains to the child version.

Number of Versions:	3
Version:	Child Version
Author(s):	Concetta Pastorelli, Claudio Barbaranelli, Ivo Cermak, Sandor Rozsa, & Gian Vittorio Caprara
Date of Publication:	1997
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Aggression
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 7 through 15 years old
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	Emotional Instability, Prosocial Behaviour, Aggression
Number of Items:	55
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	1,313
Population:	11 - 15 year olds from a small town outside the metropolitan area of Rome, Italy, a medium and small size town outside of Budapest, Hungary, and a small town outside of Brno, Czech Republic.
Culture/ethnicity:	Caucasian
SES Level:	Middle

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	0.69 to 0.87

Validity: 

 Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Gian Vittorio Caprara

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Caprara, G. V., & Pastorelli, C. (1993). Early emotional instability, prosocial behavior and aggression: Some methodological aspects. European Journal of Personality, 7, 19-36.
Other Reference(s):	Pastorelli, C., Barbaranelli, C., Cermak, I., Rozsa, S., & Caprara, G. V. (1997). Measuring emotional instability, prosocial behavior and aggression in pre-adolescents: A cross-national study. Personality Individual Differences, 23 (4), 691-703.
Other:

Contact

Name:	Gian Vittorio Caprara
Organization:	Universita degli Studi di Romas La Sapienza
Address:	Dipartimento di Psicologia Via dei Marsi 78
City:	Rome
State:	Italty
Zip:	00185
E-mail:	caprara@axrma.uniroma1.it
Website:	http://151.100.18.51/caprara.htm
Other:	Phone: 06-49917532 Fax: 06-4451667

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  February 2007