This screening tool is designed to quickly identify behavioral indicators associated with aggressive tendencies in children and adolescents. The Aggressiveness Indicators Screening Questionnaire provides a brief, structured self- or informant-report format that can support initial clinical impressions and guide follow-up assessment.
The questionnaire includes 19 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Items are intended to sample a range of aggression-related manifestations (e.g., irritability, anger expression, overt confrontational behavior), supporting a concise overview of frequency and apparent intensity.
The Aggressiveness Indicators Screening Questionnaire may be used in outpatient, school, or community settings for triage, baseline characterization, and monitoring of change over time as part of a broader evaluation. When cited bibliographically, authors are listed as Arnold H. Buss and L. Rowell Huesmann.