Anger Rumination Scale: Psychometric properties of the Turkish version


SATICI S. A.

ANADOLU PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, vol.15, no.4, pp.328-334, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.5455/apd.42654
  • Journal Name: ANADOLU PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.328-334
  • Keywords: anger rumination, scale adaptation, validity, reliability, FORGIVENESS, FORGIVINGNESS, VENGEFULNESS, DEPRESSION, CATHARSIS, THOUGHT
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Anger Rumination Scale (ARS). Methods: The first phase of this study was conducted with 405 students from Sakarya University and the second phase was conducted with 544 students from Anadolu University. In the first phase, language equivalance, exploratory factor analysis, the internal consistency, and test-retest reliability were employed. The next phase, confirmatory factor analysis and concurrent validity were employed. Results: The total variance explained was 52% and factor loadings ranged from 0.35 to 0.86. Fit index values of the model were chi(2)=420, chi(2)/df=2.88, CFI=0.90, GFI=0.90 RMSEA=0.06, and SRMR=0.05. Internal consistencies varied between 0.64 and 0.78 and test-retest reliability coefficients ranged between 0.79 and 0.86 for four subscales. ARS was negatively corerelated with life satisfaction and positively correlated with vengeance. Conclusions: Overall findings demonstrated that this scale had high validity and reliability scores and that it may be used as a valid and reliable instrument in order to assess tendency to anger rumination. Nevertheless, further studies that will use ARS are important for its measurement force.