Bank of instruments of evaluation of DDR

State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2

Dimension: Risk factors start consumption

Area

Personal

Specificity

Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs

Year

1999

Author

Spielberger

Identification and Classification

Instrument
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2
Acronym
STAXI-2
Area
Personal
Dimension
Risk factors start consumption
Specificity
Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
Objective
Evaluate the components of anger (experience, expression and control), as well as offer two differentiated measures (state and trait) for identification
Factors it measures

Ira: State-Trait (*)

Ira: Expression-Control

(*) The experience of anger involves these two components

Year
1999
Author
Spielberger
Author Contact Data

Research Professor Emeritus

Mind Garden, Inc. 855 Oak Grove Ave., Suite 215
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: (650) 322-6300

www.mindgarden.com

Availability
Commercial use
Link

Versions

Year

2001

Validation Country

Spain

Author

Miguel-Tobal, Casado, Can-Vindel, & Spielberger

Author Contact Data

Miguel, Juan José.

Departamento de Psicología Básica (Procesos Cognitivos). Facultad de Psicología - Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Somosaguas, 28223.

E-mail:  jjmtobal@psi.ucm.es

References

Miguel-Tobal, J. J., Casado, M., Can-Vindel, A., & Spielberger, C. (2001). Inventario de Expresión de la Ira Estado-Rasgo STAXI-2. Madrid, España: TEA Ediciones.

Year

2010

Validation Country

Mexico

Author

Oliva & Hernández

Author Contact Data

Oliva, Félix Jesús.

Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Avenida Universidad 3004, Del. Coyoacán, Col. Copilco Universidad, 04510 Ciudad de México, CDMX, México

E-mail: psicodep@yahoo.com

References

Oliva, F. J., Hernández, M. R., & Calleja, N. (2010). Validación de la versión mexicana del Inventario de Expresión de Ira Estado-Rasgo (STAXI-2). Acta Colombiana de Psicología, 13, 107-117.

Year

2015

Validation Country

Mexico

Author

Moral de la Rubia, Ramos-Basurto, & Segovia-Chávez

Author Contact Data

Moral de la Rubia, José.

Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. c/ Dr. Carlos Canseco 110. Col. Mitras Centro. Monterrey, NL, México, Tel: +8183338233 Ext 423; fax: Ext 103

E-mail: jose_moral@hotmail.com

References

Moral de la Rubia, J. M., Ramos-Basurto, S., & Segovia-Chávez, M. P. (2015). Validación cruzada de la escala de expresión de ira en mujeres con VIH y población general. Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología y Salud, 6, 81-89.

Description

Abstract

STAXI-2 evaluates the factors associated to the experimentation of anger, these are, experience, expression and control, as well as, establishes a differentiation by means of the disposition of two categories, that is, state and trait, for this 57 items are used in a Likert scale

Psychometric characteristics

Reliability: Ira State - Internal Consistency: .93 Anger Trait - Internal Consistency: .86 Ira Expresión-Control - Internal Consistency: .73 - .84

Construct validity: Ira Trait - High correlation with the total scores of other scales such as Cook-Medley (.43 - .59) and Buss-Durkee (.66 - .73)

Anger State - High correlation and direct incidence in the change of behavior pattern (Kamarck, Manuck, & Jennings, 1990)


Ira Expression-Control - Significant correlations between the Expression of Anger and Anger as a Trait (.52 - .58) over the control exercised over it (.24 - .29)

No. of items
The questionnaire consists of 57 items that are answered on a Likert scale. It also consists of six scales, five subscales and an Index of Anger Expression that offers a general measure of the expression and control of anger.
Duration
10-15 min
Way of administration
  • Individual and collective
  • Paper and computerized
Way of qualification

A través de los baremos se transforman las puntuaciones directas de cada escala y subescala a centiles, siendo independientes para mujeres y hombres adultos dentro del espectro de normalidad, así como, los datos normativos de población general están distribuidos en tres categorías de edad (16-19, 20-29, 30 o más)

Application context
Clinic, School
Population
General population (from 16 years to adults)
References

Spielberger, C. D. (1999). The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2:      Professional manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.