Citation

Wang Z, Laninga-Wijnen L, Garandeau CF, Liu J. Assessment 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10731911221149082

PMID

36633101

Abstract

This study aimed to clarify the multidimensionality of defending by developing and validating the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire (ADBQ) in a sample of Chinese adolescents.

RESULTS of Study 1 (N = 824, M(age) = 11.25) indicated that a five-factor model, comprising (a) assertive defending, (b) aggressive defending, (c) comforting victims, (d) reporting to authority, and (e) tactical defending, yielded a good fit to the data. Study 2 (N = 1,086, M(age) = 11.18) established ADBQ's reliability (α =.78-.93) and construct validity: the five defending dimensions were differentially associated with cognitive and affective empathy, aggression, sociability, peer preference, and victimization. Together, the results suggest that the ADBQ is a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument for assessing the multidimensionality of defending.

Language: en

Keywords

school bullying; psychometric properties; Chinese youth; defending; scale development