Abstract
This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the trait anger and anger expression scales of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). This study took place between April 2005 and August 2014. Adults in Yemen (n = 334) and Tunisia (n = 200) were recruited from university campuses and a smoking cessation clinic, respectively. The STAXI was translated into Arabic using back-translation methods. An explanatory principal component analysis was conducted to explore the factor structure of the anger expression scale, utilising parallel analyses to determine the number of retained factors. Good internal consistency of the trait anger scale was observed among the Yemeni (Cronbach's alpha = 0.76) and Tunisian (Cronbach's alpha = 0.86) samples. The parallel analysis suggested a three-factor solution for the anger expression scale (anger in, anger out and anger control), in accordance with the original STAXI. The internal consistency of anger in, anger out and anger control factors ranged between 0.51-0.79 in the Yemeni sample and 0.66-0.81 in the Tunisian sample. Overall, items loaded on the anger control factor included all items proposed by the original authors and this factor had higher reliability than the other two factors in both samples. The results of the current study provide initial support for the use of the trait anger and anger expression scales of the STAXI in Arabic-speaking countries.
Highlights
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the trait anger and anger expression scales of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI)
Similar trends were observed among the sample of Tunisian male smokers: items loaded under the anger control (AC) factor included all items that were proposed by the authors of the original scale and all but one item were loaded under anger in (AI) and anger out (AO) factors proposed by the authors of the original scale.[9]
The results of the current study suggest that trait anger and AC scales can be used in Arabic-speaking regions; this would subsequently help to assess correlates with health and psychological risks in these countries
Summary
Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the trait anger and anger expression scales of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). Conclusion: The results of the current study provide initial support for the use of the trait anger and anger expression scales of the STAXI in Arabic-speaking countries. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to test the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). As the current study was conducted in two Arabic-speaking countries, the results provide initial support for the usefulness of the STAXI in this region of the world. Anger is a common emotional state that becomes more pronounced in stressful circumstances.[1] Anger expression has been associated with numerous physical and mental negative health outcomes, including cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.[2,3,4,5,6,7,8] Valid assessments of anger have an important impact on research related to health and psychological well-being. Several studies have shown the sound psychometric properties of the STAXI in various populations.[10,11,12,13,14]
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