Validating a Measure of Forms and Functions of Aggression in Turkish Adolescents

Abstract

This study examined psychometric properties of the Little Aggressive Inventory (LAI), which determines forms and functions of aggression in Turkish adolescents. The study group was 1445 adolescents aged 11-17 (mean age 14.32). Results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the model produced a good fit to the Turkish sample. Results showed that boys demonstrated more pure overt and relational aggression than girls. A positive significant correlation between pureovert and pure-relational aggression, as well as a negative significant correlation between age and instrumental aggression, were found with respect to age. Furthermore, subscales of LAI demonstrated high internal consistency, and results indicated that LAI could separate four areas of aggression -overt, relational, reactive, and instrumental- in the Turkish sample.