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Characterizing Aggressive Behavior

Matthew S. Stanford

University of New Orleans

Rebecca J. Houston

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Charles W. Mathias

University of Texas at Houston

Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman

University of New Orleans

Laura E. Helfritz

University of New Orleans

Sarah M. Conklin

University of New Orleans

In the research literature, aggressive behavior has traditionally been classified into two distinct subtypes, impulsive or premeditated. Impulsive aggression is defined as a hair-trigger aggressive response to provocation with loss of behavioral control. Premeditated aggression is defined as a planned or conscious aggressive act, not spontaneous or related to an agitated state. The present study outlines the development of a clinically useful self-report instrument, the Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scales (IPAS), designed to characterize aggressive behavior as predominately impulsive or predominately premeditated in nature. The IPAS showed strong reliability and validity. Analysis of the IPAS scores demonstrated the presence of two types of aggressive behavior, impulsive and premeditated, in men referred for anger problems. The aggression of most individuals in the present sample was characterized as predominately impulsive in nature (90%).

Key Words: aggression • assessment • personality • violence • impulsivity

Assessment, Vol. 10, No. 2, 183-190 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191103010002009
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