Psychometric Study of the Mahan and DiTomasso Anger Scale (MAD-AS) in an Outpatient Cardiac Sample
Year: 2004
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Psychometric evaluation of the Mahan and DiTomasso Anger Survey (MAD-AS) analysis in an outpatient cardiac population is herein described. The MAD-AS is a newer instrument that measures the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components of anger and is beneficial in that it is brief. One hundred fifty cardiac outpatients and one hundred fifty non-cardiac dental patients were administered a demographic form that requested information about cardiac risk factors, the MAD-AS, and the STAXI-2, a widely used valid and reliable measure of state and trait constructs of anger. The MAD-AS factor structure, construct validity, internal consistency, and reliability were examined and found to support the instrument. Group differences were hypothesized to exist in regards to anger; these differences were not statistically significant. However, when age and several risk factors were controlled for, group differences were detected in the expected trajectory in MAD-AS scores but not in STAXI-2 scores. The results described in this study support the reliability and validity of the MAD-AS.
Author: Kimberly S. D'Andrea
Language: English
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1520947681