Refining Anger: Summarizing the Self-Report Measurement of Anger

Maltby, John; Norton, Will H. J.; McElroy, Eoin; Cromby, John; Halliwell, Martin; Hall, Sophie S.

Abstract

The current paper presents a five-factor measurement model of anger summarizing scores on public-domain self-report measures of anger. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of self-report measures of anger (UK, n = 500; USA, n = 625) suggest five replicable latent anger factors: anger-arousal, anger-rumination, frustration-discomfort, anger-regulation, and socially constituted anger. Findings suggested a 5-factor interpretation provided the best fit of the data. We also report evidence of measurement invariance for this 5-factor model of anger across gender, age, and ethnicity. The findings suggest a useful and parsimonious account of anger, summarizing over 50 years of research around the self-report measurement of anger.

Citation

Maltby, J., Norton, W. H. J., McElroy, E., Cromby, J., Halliwell, M., & Hall, S. S. (2022). Refining Anger: Summarizing the Self-Report Measurement of Anger. Journal of Personality Assessment, https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2022.2152345

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 2, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Dec 8, 2022
• Publication Date: Dec 8, 2022
• Deposit Date: Dec 16, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 16, 2022
• Journal: Journal of Personality Assessment
• Print ISSN: 0022-3891
• Electronic ISSN: 1532-7752
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2022.2152345
• Keywords: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Clinical Psychology; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14893192
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223891.2022.2152345