Staxi
Staxi
Staxi
Introduction
The STAXI-2 was developed and standardized for use by psychologists and qualified
professionals with adolescents and adults ages 16 years and older in a wide variety of settings.
The STAXI-2 has been normed separately for males and females in three age groups, permitting
greater interpretive specificity than many comparable self-report instruments. The STAXI-2 may
be administered by trained staff, but interpretation of the results, including those presented in
this report, should only be undertaken by a professional trained in psychological testing, or who
has completed certified training concerning the use of STAXI-2. Such training should include
information on emotional states and personality traits, and their relation to health and
behavior. Professionals trained in the use of the STAXI-2 are best able to interpret the results
validly and appropriately.
This report is intended for use by qualified professionals. The interpretive statements should be
considered only one source of information about the respondent, and should be verified
wherever possible by additional testing or information from the respondent. Professionals who
interpret the STAXI-2: IR need to be aware that the language used in generating hypotheses may
be misunderstood by a respondent who does not share the professional’s experience and
perspective. For this reason, the report should not be given to the respondent, and feedback
based on the interpretive report should be provided in ways that can easily be understood. Note
that the STAXI-2 contains no validity scales. Therefore, if faking, malingering or other response
biases are suspected, further testing is recommended to evaluate these possibilities.
Definition
Anger refers to an emotional state consisting of feelings that varies in intensity from mild
irritation or annoyance to intense rage. Anger as a psychobiological emotional state is generally
accompanied by muscular tension and by arousal of the neuroendocrine and autonomic
nervous systems. (Charles Spielberger, 1988). He further conceptualized the experience of anger
as having two major components – state and trait anger.
Trait anger is defined in terms of individual differences in the disposition to perceive a wide
range of situations as annoying or frustrating and by the tendency to respond to such situations
with elevations in state anger. Individuals with high trait anger experience state anger more
often and with greater intensity than individuals who are low in trait anger. In this manner anger
can be stable – trait anger and variable over time – state anger. Individuals with high trait anger
scores experience state anger more often and with greater intensity than individuals who are
low in trait anger.
Psychometric properties:
Reliability and Validity
The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory is a well-known instrument and it has supported
data for relatively high reliability and validity. In the authors test manuals, the psychometric
properties included high alpha coefficients for internal reliability for all subscales except for the
Trait Anger Scale/Angry Reaction (0.73-0.76). There is extensive showing of validity for the
original versions of STAXI but none for the current edition. Concurrent validity of the original
STAXI is strongly presented with correlations with the Multiphasic Inventory (Hostility and Over
Hostility Scales), Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory, and the Eysenck Questionnaire (Psychoticism
and Neuroticism).
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