ABSTRACT

The Instrumental and Expressive Aggression Questionnaire (CAIE) is a self-report instrument that allows evaluating aggression based on its motivational bases. The objective of this study was to evaluate its psychometric properties in a Spanish prison sample. The CAIE and other scales (SAQ, PCL-R, and VRAG) were completed by 302 male offenders from several Spanish prisons. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the structure of the CAIE was explained by a three-factor solution (two first-order factors and one second-order factor). The Cronbach’s alpha and omega coefficients showed adequate internal consistency of the total CAIE score and its subscales. In addition, the correlations obtained between the CAIE and the other scales were statistically significant and showed high and moderate magnitudes, indicating evidence of concurrent validity of the instrument. The results indicate the importance of aggression as a factor to be taken into account when assessing the risk of violence.

摘要

工具性和表达性攻击问卷 (CAIE) 是一种自我报告工具，可以根据其动机基础评估攻击性。本研究的目的是评估其在西班牙监狱样本中的心理测量特性。CAIE 和其他量表（SAQ、PCL-R 和 VRAG）由来自西班牙几所监狱的 302 名男性罪犯完成。验证性因子分析表明，CAIE 的结构可以用三因子解（两个一阶因子和一个二阶因子）来解释。Cronbach 的 alpha 和 omega 系数显示 CAIE 总分及其子量表具有足够的内部一致性。此外，CAIE 与其他量表之间获得的相关性具有统计学意义，并且显示出高度和中等程度，表明文书同时有效的证据。结果表明，在评估暴力风险时，攻击性作为一个需要考虑的因素很重要。