Estudio comparativo de dos inventarios para la evaluación de la ira: El Inventario de Ira de Novaco (Novaco Anger Inventory) y el Inventario de Expresión de la Ira Estado-Rasgo (State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory)

  1. García Fernández-Abascal, Enrique 1
  2. Martín Díaz, María Dolores 1
  3. Roa Álvaro, Alfonso 1
  1. 1 Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Dep. Psicologia Basica II, Madrid, España
Revista:
Clínica y salud

ISSN: 1130-5274

Año de publicación: 1998

Volumen: 9

Número: 2

Páginas: 431-452

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

This study examines the relationship between two inventories measuring granger as a construct, the Novaco Anger Inventory (AI), and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). Both inventories were administered to a sample of university students. Significant gender differences were found in all the scale except in the STAXI scales Anger Reaction, Anger Control and Anger Out. Women get mean scores higher than men except in the Anger in Scale. In both inventories, mean scores for this sample are similar to those obtained by other authors. Significant positive correlations are found between the AI scale and the STAXI scales. Anger Trait, Anger Out, and Anger Expression, as well as significant negative correlations between AI and the Anger in scale. All in all, it appears that the Novaco Anger Scale measures mores aspects of the anger emotion