Year: 2005
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The present study investigated the Anger IAT as a\nvalid measure of anger. In order to answer this question\nthe relationship between the Anger IAT and traditional\nmeasures of anger, anxiety, and self esteem were examined\nfor convergent and divergent validity. It was hypothesized\nthat the Anger IAT measure would be moderately to highly\ncorrelated with the State Trait Anger Expression Inventory-\n2 (STAXI-2), correlated less with the State-Trait Anxiety\nInventory (STAI), and correlated least with the Rosenberg\nSelf Esteem Scale (RSES). Additionally, to demonstrate that\nthe Anger IAT measure reduces a person??s ability to fake\ngood, social desirability is hypothesized to have a\nmoderating effect between the Anger IAT and the STAXI-2. A total of 60 subjects participated in this\ninvestigation, 42 of which were female and 18 were males.\nFurthermore, there were 20 Caucasian, 34 Hispanic, and 6\nAfrican American participants.\nIt was found that the Anger IAT was correlated with\nseveral scales of the STAXI-2. The Anger IAT correlated\nless with the STAI and least with the RSES. Furthermore,\nit was found that the Anger IAT measure reduced the\nparticipant??s ability to fake good.
Author: Rafael Cuellar
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2278642955