USE OF THE BUSS-DURKEE HOSTILITY SCALE AMONG BRITISH PRISONERS

• NCJ Number: 29310
• Author(s): J GUNN; J GRISTWOOD
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Institute of Psychology
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

RESULTS OF THE APPLICATION OF A HOSTILITY MEASURING SCALE AMONG BRITISH PRISONERS: THE RESULTS DID NOT VALIDATE THE SCALE.

Abstract

THE INSTRUMENT SHOWS REASONABLE SHORT-TERM STABILITY, AND SPLIT-HALF RELIABILITY (EXCEPT FOR THE VERBAL SUBSCALE), BUT THE SUBSCALES (APART FROM A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIRECT HOSTILITY, NEGATIVISM, RESENTMENT AND SUSPICION) WERE NOT STRONGLY CORRELATED. THE ITEM/TOTAL CORRELATIONS FOR THE SUBSCALES WERE CONSIDERED UNSATISFACTORY. IT DOES NOT CORRELATE WELL WITH A VIOLENCE SCALE BASED ON HISTORICAL EVENTS. THE AUTHORS CONCLUDED THAT THE INSTRUMENT HAS MINIMAL INCREMENTAL VALIDITY AND RECOMMEND THAT EITHER AN INTERVIEW OR A QUESTIONNAIRE DERIVED FROM AN INTERVIEW WOULD BE A BETTER METHOD OF ASSESSING HOSTILITY AND VIOLENCE AMONGST PRISONERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)