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| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Hostility Inhibition Scale (Bandura, Lipsher, & Miller, 1960) was developed to assess how therapists’ anxieties may affect their therapeutic work. It measures the degree to which therapists inhibit expressing hostility. The scale consists of 5 items rated on a 5-point scale, such as “Very difficult to arouse to anger or irritate—practically never expresses irritation, annoyance, or anger when strongly frustrated, provoked, or thwarted.” |
| Author | Bandura, Albert; Lipsher, David H.; Miller, Paula E. |
| Purpose | To assess the extent to which therapists inhibit expressing hostility during therapeutic work. |
| Construct | Hostility Inhibition |
| Instrument Type | Rating Scale |
| Reliability | Interrater reliability: In a sample of advanced clinical psychology students, the inter-judge reliability was 0.80. |
| Validity | No validity information indicated. |
| Test Methodology | Test Reliability, Interrater Reliability |
| Test Year | 1960 |
| Classification | 7200 Personality |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18+ years) |
| Population Group | Human, Male, Female |
| Population Details | Location: United States; Sample: Advanced Clinical Psychology Students |
| Keywords | Client Hostility, Hostility Inhibition Scale, Interrater Reliability, Psychotherapist Approaches, Test Development |
| Index Terms | Client Characteristics, Hostility, Interrater Reliability, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Psychotherapist Attitudes, Rating Scales, Test Construction |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1037/t32334-000 |
| Source Reference | Bandura, A., Lipsher, D. H., & Miller, P. E. (1960). Psychotherapists’ approach-avoidance reactions to patients’ expressions of hostility. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 24(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0043403 |
Hostility Inhibition Scale
- 1. Very easily irritated and angered—expresses irritation, annoyance, anger at the slightest frustration
- 2. Easily irritated and angered—expresses irritation, annoyance, anger even when mildly frustrated,
provoked, or thwarted - 3. Expresses irritation, annoyance, anger when moderately frustrated, provoked, or thwarted
- 4. Difficult to arouse to anger or to irritate—expresses irritation, annoyance, anger only when strongly
frustrated, provoked, or thwarted - 5. Very difficult to arouse to anger or to irritate—practically never expresses irritation, annoyance, or
anger when strongly frustrated, provoked, or thwarted
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Mohammed looti (2026). Hostility Inhibition Scale. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/hostility-inhibition-scale/
Mohammed looti. "Hostility Inhibition Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 3 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/hostility-inhibition-scale/.
Mohammed looti. "Hostility Inhibition Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/hostility-inhibition-scale/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Hostility Inhibition Scale', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/hostility-inhibition-scale/.
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