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Preliminary Psychometric Characteristics of the Short Subtypes of Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire (SABQ)

The aim of this research was to explore psychometric characteristics of the short form of Subtypes of Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire (SABQ, Burt & Donnellan, 2009). Data was collected online, on a convenience sample of 180 adults in Croatia (Mage = 26.33, SD = 6.75, 76% female). Apart from items selected from the original SABQ, measures of the Dark Tetrad traits and Honesty-Humility (for assessing construct validity), and COVID-19 protective measures (as a form of prosocial behavior for assessing criterion validity) were administered. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the optimal solution was the original three-factor solution (with 3 items per factor): physical aggression, relational aggression, and antisocial behaviors (Cronbach’s alphas were .68, .67 and .58, respectively), with correlations between scales ranging from .30 to .38. The results of Item Response Theory (Graded Response Model) showed that all items had high discrimination parameters and it ems from the antisocial behaviors scale were the most difficult. All three scales were more informative in above-average levels, which could be expected given the content of the scales. Physical and relational aggression correlated positively with all four Dark Tetrad traits (ranging from .20 to .57, p < .01), while all three SABQ subscales correlated negatively with HonestyHumility (ranging from -.16 to -.34, p < .05) and antisocial behavior correlated negatively with COVID-19 protective behaviors (r = -.16, p < .05). The small, albeit significant correlation of COVID-19 protective behaviors with only antisocial behavior scale is in line with findings of a study by O’Connell, Berluti, Rhoads, & Marsh (2021) with the full version of SABQ. The preliminary results from the present study support good psychometric properties of the short SABQ and its use as a screening instrument for antisocial behavior

antisocial behavior ; psychometric characteristics ; Dark Tetrad ; COVID-19 protective behaviors

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