Citation

Esteller-Cano, Buil-Legaz L, Pérez-Castelló JA, López-Penadés R, Sánchez-Azanza V, Sureda-García I, Valera-Pozo M, Flexas A, Aguilar-Mediavilla E, Adrover-Roig D. Psicothema 2021; 33(2): 279-286.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Departamento de Psicología de la Universidad de Oviedo, Publisher Colegio Oficial de Psicológicas de Asturias)

DOI

10.7334/psicothema2020.407

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bullying in childhood and adolescence is a worldwide problem. There is a general lack of validated retrospective measures of bullying, especially in Spanish-speaking populations. The present study aimed to adapt the retrospective version of the California Bullying Victimization Scale (CBVS-R) to Spanish and examine its psychometric properties.

METHOD: The CBVS-R was translated and adapted into Spanish, and school victimization was evaluated in a sample of 1,855 Spanish adults (69.3% women). Factor structure, test-retest reliability, and predictive validity were explored. The types of victimization by educational level and the total victimization score for each participant were analyzed.

RESULTS: Factor analysis showed a one-factor structure. Values of internal consistency (α =.80) and test-retest reliability ( r =.87, k =.73) were satisfactory. Victimization was associated with self-reports of mental health. Victimization patterns peaked around adolescence, the most frequent victimizing behavior was being teased or called names.

CONCLUSIONS: Results support the usefulness and suitability of the Spanish adaptation of the CBVS-R as a retrospective self-report measure of bullying victimization in adults.

Language: en