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An adapted version of the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study (PFS-AV) for the measurement of hostility in violent forensic psychiatric patients

✍ Scribed by Ruud H.J. Hornsveld; Henk L.I. Nijman; Clive R. Hollin; Floor W. Kraaimaat

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 156 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 0957-9664
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.638

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Abstract

Background The original Rosenzweig Picture‐Frustration Study (PFS), designed to measure reactive aggressive behaviour in adults, contains 24 pictures of ambiguous situations in which someone is making a remark that can be interpreted as provocative.

Aim An adapted version of Rosenzweig's PFS (PFS‐AV) was developed to assess the hostile thoughts elicited by interpersonal frustrating situations in forensic psychiatric patients with a conduct disorder or an antisocial personality disorder.

Methods Patients were asked to give their responses in a few words on paper, which were then evaluated for hostility using a seven‐point Likert scale. The patients also completed questionnaires on personality and on aggressive and socially competent behaviour.

Results Twelve of the 24 pictures that had a good internal consistency, inter‐rater reliability, and test–retest reliability were selected. In support of the instrument's concurrent validity, scores on the PFS‐AV were positively correlated with those on the aggressive behaviour questionnaires but less strongly than the correlations between the aggressive behaviour questionnaires mutually. The validity of the PFS‐AV was demonstrated by the positive correlation between PFS‐AV hostility and neuroticism, and by the negative correlation with extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. A relatively low but positive correlation was found with social anxiety and a negative correlation was found with social skills in situations where approaching behaviour may be exhibited.