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Assessing The Forms And Functions Of Aggression Using Self-Report: Factor Structure And Invariance Of The Peer Conflict Scale In Youths, Monica A. Marsee, Christopher T. Barry, Kristina K. Childs, Paul J. Frick, Eva R. Kimonis, Luna C. Muñoz, Katherine J. Aucoin, Gregory M. Fassnacht, Melissa M. Kunimatsu, Katherine S.L. Lau

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This study examined the structure of a self-report measure of the forms and functions of aggression in 855 adolescents (582 boys, 266 girls) aged 12 to 19 years recruited from high school, detained, and residential settings. The Peer Conflict Scale (PCS) is a 40-item measure that was developed to improve upon existing measures and provide an efficient, reliable, and valid assessment of four dimensions of aggression (i.e., reactive overt, reactive relational, proactive overt, and proactive relational) in youths. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that a 4-factor model represented a satisfactory solution for the data. The factor structure fit well for both …