Smeijers D, Denson TF, Bulten EH, Brazil IA. Validity and reliability of the Dutch version of the displaced aggression questionnaire. World J Psychiatr 2021; 11(12): 1288-1300 [PMID: 35070778 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i12.1288]
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Inti A Brazil, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Radboud University, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, Thomas van Aquinostraat 4, Nijmegen 6525 GD, The Netherlands. i.brazil@donders.ru.nl
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Psychology
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World J Psychiatr. Dec 19, 2021; 11(12): 1288-1300 Published online Dec 19, 2021. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i12.1288
Validity and reliability of the Dutch version of the displaced aggression questionnaire
Danique Smeijers, Thomas F Denson, Erik H Bulten, Inti A Brazil
Danique Smeijers, Erik H Bulten, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen 6525 HR, The Netherlands
Danique Smeijers, Erik H Bulten, Inti A Brazil, Pompestichting, Nijmegen 6532 CN, The Netherlands
Thomas F Denson, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
Inti A Brazil, Radboud University, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen 6525 GD, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Smeijers D and Brazil IA translated the original DAQ to Dutch; The back-translation was evaluated by Denson TF; Smeijers D wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Brazil IA and Denson TF contributed significantly to the next versions of the manuscript; Bulten EH reviewed the manuscript; all authors approved its publication.
Institutional review board statement: The current study was approved by the institutional review board, No. ECSW2017-2306-520.
Conflict-of-interest statement: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: The statistical code and dataset are available from the corresponding author. Consent was not obtained for data sharing but the presented data are anonymized.
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Corresponding author: Inti A Brazil, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Radboud University, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, Thomas van Aquinostraat 4, Nijmegen 6525 GD, The Netherlands. i.brazil@donders.ru.nl
Received: April 26, 2021 Peer-review started: April 26, 2021 First decision: June 17, 2021 Revised: June 29, 2021 Accepted: November 5, 2021 Article in press: November 5, 2021 Published online: December 19, 2021 Processing time: 233 Days and 0.1 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Displaced aggression occurs when a person encounters a provoking situation, is unable or unwilling to retaliate against the original provocateur, and subsequently aggresses against a target that is not the source of the initial provocation. The displaced aggression questionnaire (DAQ) was developed to measure individual differences in the tendency to displace aggression.
AIM
To develop a Dutch version of the DAQ and examine relationships between the DAQ and novel individual differences.
METHODS
The Dutch version of the DAQ was created using a back-translation procedure. Undergraduate students (n = 413) participated in the current study. The questionnaires were administered online.
RESULTS
The results confirmed the original three-factor structure and showed good reliability and validity. We also found differential relationships between trait displaced aggression, social anxiety and cognitive distortions.
CONCLUSION
The results may indicate that distinct patterns exist in the development of the different dimensions of trait displaced aggression. This study adds to the growing cross-cultural literature showing the robustness of trait displaced aggression in several different cultures.
Core Tip: The current study confirmed the original three-factor structure of the Displaced Aggression Questionnaire in a Dutch sample. We also found differential relationships between trait displaced aggression, social anxiety and cognitive distortions. The results may indicate that distinct patterns exist in the development of the different dimensions of trait displaced aggression. This study adds to the growing cross-cultural literature showing the robustness of trait displaced aggression in several different cultures.
