TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The Peer Aggressive and Reactive Behavior Questionnaire (PARB-Q): Measurement invariance across Italian and Brazilian children, gender and age
JO  - Child psychiatry and human development
A1  - Borsa, Juliane Callegaro
A1  - Damásio, Bruno Figueiredo
A1  - Bandeira, Denise Ruschel
A1  - Gremigni, Paola
SP  - 766
EP  - 776
VL  - 44
IS  - 6
N2  - This study examines measurement invariance, reliability and scores differences of the Peer Aggressive and Reactive Behaviors Questionnaire (PARB-Q) across Italian and Brazilian children, gender and age. Participants were 587 Italian and 727 Brazilian children, aged 7-13 years from 12 elementary schools. The PARB-Q is a brief self-report instrument composed by two scales that assess aggressive behavior and reactions to peer aggression. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses indicated full measurement invariance of the PARB-Q across groups based on country, gender and age, providing support for the unidimensionality of the first scale (direct peer aggression, PA) and a 3-factor model of the second scale (reactive aggression, RA; seeking teacher support, STS; internalizing reaction, IR). Reliability indices were good for all factors. Italian children reported a higher frequency of PA and a lower frequency of IR than the Brazilian children. Boys scored higher than girls on PA and RA, while girls scored higher than boys on STS and IR. Younger children reported a lower frequency of PA and a higher frequency of STS than older children. Results provide support for structure validity and reliability of the PARB-Q in two countries and information on differences related to gender, age and culture in peer relationships in elementary school.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-398X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-013-0368-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -