TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rohlf, Helena L.
A1  - Krahé, Barbara
T1  - Assessing anger regulation in middle childhood: development and validation of a behavioral observation measure
T2  - Frontiers in psychology
N2  - An observational measure of anger regulation in middle childhood was developed that facilitated the in situ assessment of five maladaptive regulation strategies in response to an anger-eliciting task. 599 children aged 6-10 years (M = 8.12, SD = 0.92) participated in the study. Construct validity of the measure was examined through correlations with parent- and self-reports of anger regulation and anger reactivity. Criterion validity was established through links with teacher-rated aggression and social rejection measured by parent-, teacher-, and self-reports. The observational measure correlated significantly with parent- and self-reports of anger reactivity, whereas it was unrelated to parent- and self-reports of anger regulation. It also made a unique contribution to predicting aggression and social rejection.
KW  - anger regulation
KW  - middle childhood
KW  - behavioral observation
KW  - aggression
KW  - social rejection
Y1  - 2015
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/38992
SN  - 1664-1078
VL  - 6
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -