@article{KirschRohlfKrahe2015,
  author    = {Kirsch, Fabian and Rohlf, Helena L. and Krah{\´e}, Barbara},
  title     = {Measuring anger regulation in middle childhood through behavioural observation: a longitudinal validation},
  series = {European journal of developmental psychology},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {European journal of developmental psychology},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {1740-5629},
  doi       = {10.1080/17405629.2015.1101375},
  pages     = {718 -- 727},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Learning to regulate anger is an important task in childhood development, as maladaptive anger regulation has been linked to a variety of problems, including aggression and social rejection. To assess anger regulation in situ, in a previous study we developed a behavioural observation measure and demonstrated its cross-sectional construct and criterion validity in a sample of 599 children with a mean age of 8.1years. The present study further validated the measure by demonstrating its predictive validity. About 10months after the behavioural observation, participants were asked to imagine two anger-eliciting situations and report what they would do to get rid of their anger. Observed anger regulation strategies at T1 correlated significantly with self-reported regulatory behaviour at T2, suggesting that the behavioural observation measure is an ecologically valid approach for assessing anger regulation in middle childhood.},
  language  = {en}
}