Validity evidence and measurement equivalence for the Dutch translation of the conditional reasoning test for aggression

James M. LeBreton*, Sydney L. Reichin, Jan te Nijenhuis, Myckel Cremers, Kitty van der Heijden-Lek

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Abstract

The Conditional Reasoning Test for Aggression (CRT-A) indirectly measures the implicit motive to aggress by engaging respondents in inductive reasoning tasks. Most research involving the CRT-A has been based on the original English version of the test with most data being collected in the United States. The purpose of the current paper is to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Dutch translation of this test and to examine if it could be used to predict measures of integrity. In the first of two studies, we evaluated the psychometric properties and measurement equivalence of the CRT-A across US and Dutch samples. In the second study, we examined validity evidence for the Dutch version of the CRT-A. Results from Study 1 indicated that the test was mostly equivalent across cultures (i.e. limited differential item functioning was detected). Results from Study 2 demonstrated that the Dutch version of the CRT-A was correlated with measures of behavioral integrity and provided incremental prediction of integrity over and above traditional self-report measures of explicit personality traits. We discuss the implications for using CRTs across different cultures and languages.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)710-739
Number of pages30
JournalApplied Psychology
Volume71
Issue number2
Early online date19 Jan 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Portions of this research were sponsored by the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) and was accomplished under Grant Number W911NF‐16‐1‐0484. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) or the US Government. The US Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation herein. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Dutch Ministry of Defense. We thank Col. Daniel R. Smith, Retired, for allowing us to analyze portions of the data he collected for his doctoral dissertation.

Funding Information:
Portions of this research were sponsored by the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) and was accomplished under Grant Number W911NF-16-1-0484. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) or the US Government. The US Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation herein. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Dutch Ministry of Defense. We thank Col. Daniel R. Smith, Retired, for allowing us to analyze portions of the data he collected for his doctoral dissertation.

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Funding

Portions of this research were sponsored by the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) and was accomplished under Grant Number W911NF‐16‐1‐0484. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) or the US Government. The US Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation herein. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Dutch Ministry of Defense. We thank Col. Daniel R. Smith, Retired, for allowing us to analyze portions of the data he collected for his doctoral dissertation. Portions of this research were sponsored by the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) and was accomplished under Grant Number W911NF-16-1-0484. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) or the US Government. The US Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation herein. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Dutch Ministry of Defense. We thank Col. Daniel R. Smith, Retired, for allowing us to analyze portions of the data he collected for his doctoral dissertation.

FundersFunder number
Dutch Ministry of Defense
US Army Research Institute
Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social SciencesW911NF‐16‐1‐0484
Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Government of South Australia

    Keywords

    • aggression
    • industrial/organizational psychology
    • integrity
    • measurement invariance
    • personality
    • The Netherlands
    • United States

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