SynthesisJournal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
Evidence Base Update on the Assessment of Irritability, Anger, and Aggression in Youth.
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- Understanding irritability through the lens of self-regulatory control processes in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Depression as a Longitudinal Modulator of Physical-Verbal Aggression in Early Adolescence: Trajectories and Sex Comparisons.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Article
- Beyond the Outburst: Charting a New Frontier for Understanding and Treating Irritability in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Review
- Irritability in preschool children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Analysis of family environmental factors.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- French-Canadian adaptation and validation of the adolescents' Pain Coping Questionnaire.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026Article
- Measuring proactive-instrumental aggression in adolescents and young adults-development and preliminary validity evidence for the Degree-of-Quiz-Difficulty Paradigm.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effects of Spicy Food on Sense of Fairness: Mediating Effects of Aggression and Pathogen Avoidance.PsyCh journal · 2025Article
- Irritability in children with RASopathies, insights into emotional dysregulation and social impairment.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Peer socialization processes in the development of callous-unemotional traits.Development and psychopathology · 2025Article
- Assessing Dimensions of Aggressive Behavior in Diverse Youth: The Peer Conflict Scale in English and Spanish.JAACAP open · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveIrritability, anger, and aggression have garnered significant attention from youth mental health researchers and clinicians; however, fundamental challenges of conceptualization and measurement persist. This article reviews the evidence base for assessing these transdiagnostic constructs in children and adolescents.
methodWe conducted a preregistered systematic review of the evidence behind instruments used to measure irritability, anger, aggression, and related problems in youth. Searches were conducted in PsycINFO and PubMed, identifying 4,664 unique articles. Eligibility criteria focused on self- and proxy-report measures with peer-reviewed psychometric evidence from studies in English with youths ages 3-18. Additional measures were found through ancillary search strategies (e.g. book chapters, review articles, test publishers). Measures were screened and coded by multiple raters with acceptable reliability.
resultsOverall, 68 instruments met criteria for inclusion, with scales covering irritability (
conclusionsNumerous instruments for youth irritability, anger, and aggression exist with varying degrees of empirical support for specific applications. Although some measures were especially strong, none had uniformly excellent properties across all dimensions, signaling the need for further research in particular areas. Findings promote conceptual clarity while also producing a well-characterized toolkit for researchers and clinicians addressing transdiagnostic problems affecting youth.
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