Date of Submission
2004
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Psychology
Department Chair
Robert A. DiTomasso, Ph.D., ABPP
First Advisor
Robert A. DiTomasso, Ph.D., ABPP, Chairperson
Second Advisor
Harry J. Morris, D.O., M.P.H.
Third Advisor
Steven Godin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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.
Recommended Citation
D'Andrea, Kimberly S., "Psychometric Study of the Mahan and DiTomasso Anger Scale (MAD-AS) in an Outpatient Cardiac Sample" (2004). PCOM Psychology Dissertations. 36.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/psychology_dissertations/36