Correlations were obtained between Mosher's forced-choice measure of hostility guilt and the subscales of the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory. For 58 men, Mosher guilt was related to the assault (-.27) and verbal (-.35) subscales and with assault (-.44), negativism (-.43) and verbal (-.40) sub-scales for 72 women. As anticipated, no significant relationship was found between the Buss-Durkee guilt scale (a measure of guilt as a feeling or state) and Mosher guilt (a disposition to inhibit aggression).
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