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Citation |
Felix ED, Sharkey JD, Green JG, Furlong MJ, Tanigawa D. Aggressive Behav. 2011; 37(3): 234-247. |
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Affiliation |
University of California, Santa Barbara, California. efelix@education.ucsb.edu. |
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(Copyright © 2011, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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21404281 |
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Abstract |
Accurate assessment of bullying is essential to intervention planning and evaluation. Limitations to many currently available self-report measures of bullying victimization include a lack of psychometric information, use of the emotionally laden term "bullying" in definition-first approaches to self-report surveys, and not assessing all components of the definition of bullying (chronicity, intentionality, and imbalance of power) in behavioral-based self-report methods. To address these limitations, we developed the California Bullying Victimization Scale (CBVS), which is a self-report scale that measures the three-part definition of bullying without the use of the term bully. We examined test-retest reliability and the concurrent and predictive validity of the CBVS across students in Grades 5-12 in four central California schools. Concurrent validity was assessed by comparing the CBVS with a common, definition-based bullying victimization measure. Predictive validity was examined through the co-administration of measures of psychological well-being. Analysis by grade and gender are included. Results support the test-retest reliability of the CBVS over a 2-week period. The CBVS was significantly, positively correlated with another bullying assessment and was related in expected directions to measures of well-being. Implications for differentiating peer victimization and bullying victimization via self-report measures are discussed. Aggr. Behav. 37:1-14, 2011. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Language: en |