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Anger M anage me nt Sca le-Br ief T rai t Version H amby , Stith, Grych, & Banyard, 2013 Anger management is a regulatory strength. Items were adapted from the 36-item Anger Management Scale (Stith & Hamby, 2002), originally developed to evaluate anger management within intimate partner relationship s. For the current version, five items were selected from the Self- Awareness and Calming Strategies subscales and generalized to assess anger management in all relationships. Additional ly, wording of some items was simplified to suit a community sample that included many people with limited education or who may speak English as a second language. For example, the original item “I recognize when I am beginning to get angry at my partner” was changed to “I can tell when I am beginning to get angry.” Reliability & validity for the Brief Trait Version: In our rural, low-income sample, internal consistency (coefficient alph a) was .86 and in a pilot sample of 104 people the correlation with an informant who knew the participant well was .15, though this did not reach statistical significance. The scale was moderately correlated with other measures of regulatory strengths, including future- mindedness, endurance, and emotional regulation. Scoring: Responses to each item were summed to obtain a total anger management score, with a higher score indicatin g better anger management. Suggested citation: Hamby, S., St ith, S. M., Grych, J., & Banyard , V. L. (2013). The Anger Management Sca le: Brief Trait Versio n. Sewanee, TN: Life Paths Research Prog ram. Original citation: Stith, S. M., & Hamby, S. (2002). The Anger Management Scale: Develop ment and preliminary psychometric properties. Violence and Victims, 17 , 383-402. 1. I can calm myself down when I am upset. Mostly true about me ................................ 4 Somewhat true about me ........................... 3 A little true about me ................................ 2 Not true about me ..................................... 1 2. I can tell when I am beginning to get angry. Mostly true about me ................................ 4 Somewhat true about me ........................... 3 A little true about me ................................ 2 Not true about me ..................................... 1 3. I can usually tell when I am about to lose my temper. Mostly true about me ................................ 4 Somewhat true about me ........................... 3 A littl e true about me ................................ 2 Not true about me ..................................... 1 4. Before I let myself get really angry, I think about what will happen if I lose my temper. Mostly true about me ................................ 4 Somewhat true about me ........................... 3 A littl e true about me ................................ 2 Not true about me ..................................... 1 5. When I feel myself getting angry, I try to tell myself to calm down. Mostly true about me ................................ 4 Somewhat true about me ........................... 3 A littl e true about me ................................ 2 Not true about me ..................................... 1
Transcript of Anger-Management-Scale.pdf
Anger Management Scale-Br ief Trai t Version
Hamby, Stith, Grych, & Banyard, 2013
Anger management is a regulatory strength. Items were adapted from the 36-item AngerManagement Scale (Stith & Hamby, 2002), originally developed to evaluate anger managementwithin intimate partner relationships. For the current version, five items were selected from the Self-
Awareness and Calming Strategies subscales and generalized to assess anger management in allrelationships. Additionally, wording of some items was simplified to suit a community sample that
included many people with limited education or who may speak English as a second language. Forexample, the original item “I recognize when I am beginning to get angry at my partner” was
changed to “I can tell when I am beginning to get angry.”
Reliability & validity for the Brief Trait Version: In our rural, low-income sample, internal
consistency (coefficient alpha) was .86 and in a pilot sample of 104 people the correlation with an
informant who knew the participant well was .15, though this did not reach statistical significance.The scale was moderately correlated with other measures of regulatory strengths, including future-mindedness, endurance, and emotional regulation.Scoring: Responses to each item were summed to obtain a total anger management score, with a
higher score indicating better anger management.Suggested citation: Hamby, S., Stith, S. M., Grych, J., & Banyard, V. L. (2013). The Anger Management Scale: Brief Trait Version. Sewanee, TN: Life Paths Research Program.Original citation: Stith, S. M., & Hamby, S. (2002). The Anger Management Scale: Developmentand preliminary psychometric properties. Violence and Victims, 17 , 383-402.
1. I can calm myself down when I am upset.
Mostly true about me ................................ 4Somewhat true about me ........................... 3A little true about me ................................ 2
Not true about me ..................................... 12. I can tell when I am beginning to get angry.
Mostly true about me ................................ 4Somewhat true about me ........................... 3
A little true about me ................................ 2
Not true about me ..................................... 13. I can usually tell when I am about to lose my temper.
Mostly true about me ................................ 4
Somewhat true about me ........................... 3A little true about me ................................ 2
Not true about me ..................................... 14. Before I let myself get really angry, I think about what will happen if I lose my temper.
Mostly true about me ................................ 4Somewhat true about me ........................... 3A little true about me ................................ 2
Not true about me ..................................... 15. When I feel myself getting angry, I try to tell myself to calm down.
Mostly true about me ................................ 4Somewhat true about me ........................... 3
A little true about me ................................ 2
Not true about me ..................................... 1
