ABSTRACT
Measurement issues are a critical part of the study of anger, hostility, and health. Poorly designed instruments may lead to studies that fail to find effects because of measurement error. Conversely, researchers may erroneously find and interpret associations if their measures are confounded with other psychological attributes. Most important, decisions about measurement are inextricably linked to theory, for the way that we conceptualize hostility has direct implications for the operationalization of the construct.
