General Information

The Attribution of Aggression To Acts Questionnaire is used to assess how aggressive the respondent considers the act described in each statement on a 5-point scale ranging from 0: not aggressive at all, to 4: highly aggressive. The four factors of intention, reason, injury and mode are included in the statements.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Attribution of Aggression to Acts Questionnaire
Author(s):	Kaj Bjorkqvist, Marianne Lindstrom, & Marina Pehrsson
Date of Publication:	2000
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: 16 through 18 years old
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	Intention, Reason, Injury, Mode
Number of Items:	36
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	303
Population:	Sample consisted of participants from vocational schools and junior high schools.
Culture/ethnicity:	Caucasian
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

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:	Not assessed

Validity: 

Criterion validity data has not been presented or published in study.

Practical Evaluation

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

Notes

Original Reference(s):

Bjorkqvist, K., Lindstrom, M., & Pehrsson, M. (2000). Attribution of aggression to acts: A four-factor model. Psychological Reports, 87, 535-530.

Contact

Name:	Kaj Bjorkqvist, Professor of Developmental Psychology
Organization:	Abo Akademi Univeristy
Address:	PB 311, FIN-65101
City:	Vasa
State:	Finland
E-mail:	kaj.bjorkqvist@abo.fi
Website:	http://www.vasa.abo.fi/svf/up/kaj.htm
Other:	Phone: 358-6-3247-491, Fax: 358-6-3247-469 - Address: Strandgatan 2, B-huset, V van., Vasa

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  July 2006