Reynes E, Berthouze-Aranda S E, Guillet-Descas E, Chabaud P, Deflandre A
Centre de recherche et d'innovation sur le sport, université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 27-29, boulevard du 11-Novembre, 69622 Villeurbanne, France.
Encephale. 2013 Oct;39(5):339-46. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2012.11.006. Epub 2013 Jan 23.
The aim of this study was to propose a French version of the Anger Rumination Scale (ARS). The main contribution of this scale is to evaluate cognitive responses involved in rumination experience related to anger. The rumination experience is assessed through four scales: angry afterthoughts, thoughts of revenge, angry memories and understanding of causes. Because anger rumination is related to anger experience, it is usually understood to be a dysfunctional or unconstructive behavior. However, because the rumination involves cognitive activity, it can be assimilated as a cognitive strategy to cope with a negative event in a specific context. The ARS seems to be useful in understanding the rumination effects both on anger experience as well as on aggressive behaviors.
The original scale was translated following scientific recommendations for cultural adaptation of questionnaires. Six hundred and seventeen voluntary undergraduate students were asked to complete the ARS-French version. Among these 617 students: 305 completed the French ARS version twice over a 1-month period to test the reliability of the French version; 361 filled out both the French ARS version and the STAXI-II; 342 filled out both the French ARS version and the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ). The Total Sample was randomly split into two groups. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted with group I's data. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted with group II's data.
The EFA revealed a four factors solution close to the original version. The CFA confirmed a good model fit for the original four factors solution (χ(2)146: 302.14 CFI: 0.96 RMSEA: 0.058). A one factor model was tested, but was not retained. The ARS's internal consistency coefficients replicated those of the literature: alpha coefficients ranged from 0.60 to 0.86, and test-retest correlation coefficients ranged from 0.65 to 0.70. External validity indices conformed to previous studies, both for gender differences and for relationship with STAXI-II and AQ.
Results of the present study support the validity and the reliability of the French version of the ARS. This validation provides a multifactorial scale for assessing anger rumination. This scale could be used, for example, to explore processes leading to aggressive behavior in several contexts in which overt behavior is prohibited or detrimental to performance.
本研究旨在提出愤怒沉思量表（ARS）的法语版本。该量表的主要贡献在于评估与愤怒相关的沉思体验中所涉及的认知反应。沉思体验通过四个量表进行评估：愤怒的事后思考、报复念头、愤怒记忆以及对原因的理解。由于愤怒沉思与愤怒体验相关，通常被认为是一种功能失调或非建设性的行为。然而，由于沉思涉及认知活动，它可以被视为一种在特定情境中应对负面事件的认知策略。ARS似乎有助于理解沉思对愤怒体验以及攻击性行为的影响。
按照问卷文化适应性的科学建议对原始量表进行翻译。617名自愿参与的本科生被要求完成ARS法语版。在这617名学生中：305名在1个月内完成了两次法语ARS版本测试，以检验法语版的信度；361名填写了法语ARS版本和STAXI-II；342名填写了法语ARS版本和攻击问卷（AQ）。总样本被随机分为两组。对第一组数据进行探索性因素分析（EFA），对第二组数据进行验证性因素分析（CFA）。
EFA揭示了一个与原始版本相近的四因素解决方案。CFA证实了原始四因素解决方案具有良好的模型拟合度（χ(2)146: 302.14，CFI: 0.96，RMSEA: 0.058）。对单因素模型进行了测试，但未被保留。ARS的内部一致性系数与文献中的系数一致：α系数范围为0.60至0.86，重测相关系数范围为0.65至0.70。外部效度指标在性别差异以及与STAXI-II和AQ的关系方面均符合先前的研究。
本研究结果支持ARS法语版的效度和信度。这一验证提供了一个用于评估愤怒沉思的多因素量表。例如，该量表可用于探索在公开行为被禁止或对表现有害的多种情境中导致攻击性行为的过程。
