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Clinical: specific disorders

Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire.

RPQ

What it measures
Distinguishes reactive (hostile/impulsive) from proactive (instrumental/planned) aggression
Length and format
23 (11 reactive + 12 proactive). 3-point frequency (never/sometimes/often, 0-2); two subscale sums + total (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Many languages incl. ES, ZH, PT, DE, IT, FR
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Raine, A., Dodge, K., Loeber, R., et al. (2006). The reactive-proactive aggression questionnaire. Aggressive Behavior, 32(2), 159-171.

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