Measuring aggression in the South Asian context: the development and psychometric assessment of the Urdu aggression questionnaire
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research
ISSN: 1759-6599
Article publication date: 8 December 2020
Issue publication date: 19 February 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Aggression is an undesirable behavior that assaults traditions norms, morals and standards of ethics practiced in society. To address the scarceness of identification tools and for evidence-based interventions in Pakistan, the purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which aggression is prevalent in Pakistan’s people by newly developed self-reported questionnaires in the Urdu language designed after reviewing the cultural and social perspectives of the society.
Design/methodology/approach
The research design was based on principles of scale development followed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. A subject matter expert panel technique was adopted where educationists from diversified backgrounds helped to generate items and to establish content validity.
Findings
The three-factor construct has been supported by factor analysis. These analyzes identified aggression measures in terms of direct aggression, displaced aggression and indirect aggression. The model has established inner consistency, reliability and validity. Furthermore, the impact of age and gender on different forms of aggression was explored and discussed.
Originality/value
Aggression is a distinctive trait of many psychiatric disturbances. To undertake the dearth of identification tools and for evidence-based interventions in Pakistan, it was necessary to develop a tool for identification to address aggression issues among common people. This research is devised to develop a self-reported questionnaire in the Urdu language keeping cultural and social perspectives of society.
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Acknowledgements
It would have been impossible for the authors to complete this study and to produce this research paper without help from their valued colleagues. The authors greatly appreciate the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to improvise this paper from its submission to its acceptance. They would like to gratefully acknowledge Ms Humaira Shakeel, Ms Sandra Francis, Ms Shaista Zulfiqar and Ms Sameera Sultan, who served as language experts to develop items and sources for improving the language of this paper. This study would not have been completed without help from Ms Nabeela Siddiqui, who served as an advisor to revise the phrases of the newly developed tool and helped researchers to collect final data. Last but not least, the authors are deeply indebted to a friend and co-mate, Ms Mahwish Siddiqui, for giving them ideas for the completion and improvement of this research.
Citation
Siddiqui, S., Kazmi, A.B. and Ahmed, Z. (2021), "Measuring aggression in the South Asian context: the development and psychometric assessment of the Urdu aggression questionnaire", Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/JACPR-05-2020-0509
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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