Assessing anger regulation in middle childhood: development and validation of a behavioral observation measure
- 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.
| Author details: | Helena L. RohlfGND, Barbara KrahéORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00453 |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25964767 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Frontiers in psychology |
| Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Place of publishing: | Lausanne |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first publication: | 2015 |
| Publication year: | 2015 |
| Release date: | 2017/03/27 |
| Tag: | aggression; anger regulation; behavioral observation; middle childhood; social rejection |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Number of pages: | 14 |
| Funding institution: | German Research Foundation [GRK 1668] |
| Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Publishing method: | Open Access |
| Institution name at the time of the publication: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie |
| External remark: | Zweitveröffentlichung in der Schriftenreihe Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe ; 407 |
