| Abstract: | Describes the development of and psychometric data for an inventory—the Multidimensional Anger Inventory (MAI)—that is sensitive to the multidimensional nature of the anger construct. It was hypothesized that the MAI would include scales reflective of the following dimensions of anger: frequency, duration, magnitude, mode of expression, hostile outlook, and range of anger-eliciting situations. The mode of expression dimension was expected to contain separate anger-in, anger-out, guilt, brood, and anger-discuss measures. The MAI was administered to 124 female and 74 male 40–63 yr old male factory workers. Factor analyses of the MAI within the 2 samples showed that the frequency, duration, and magnitude dimensions clustered together to form an Anger-Arousal factor that accounted for 64 and 71% of the variance in the 2 samples, respectively. The range of anger-eliciting situations and hostile outlook emerged as separate dimensions, as hypothesized. Mode of anger expression was best described by 2 factors labeled Anger-In and Anger-Out. Psychometric analyses of the scale showed that it possessed adequate test–retest reliability (r?=?.75) and high internal consistency (alpha?=?.84 and .89 for the 2 samples). The validity of the scale was supported by the expected pattern of relations with other inventories designed to assess anger of hostility (e.g., the Buss-Durkee Hostility-Guilt Inventory). (28 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved) |
