ERIC Number: EJ1406192
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-2059-0776
EISSN: EISSN-2059-0784
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents (BCS-A) in Iranian Students
Faramarz Asanjarani; Gokmen Arslan; Mehdi Ghezelseflo; Farhad Akbari
Educational and Developmental Psychologist, v41 n1 p91-105 2024
Objective: Cyberbullying, which is defined as an intentional, aggressive, and repetitive behaviour where a person or group uses electronic devices (primarily the Internet and smartphones), is a new concept specifically for the Iranian educational system. We examined the Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents' (BCS-A) psychometric properties in Persian-speaking Iranian adolescents. Design: A sample of 301 students studying in Arak city, Iran (female = 154) completed bullying and cyberbullying scale (BCS-A), School Belonging scale (SBS), and Youth Internalizing and Externalizing Screener (YIBS and YEBS). Result: Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the BCS-A measurement model, which structured each of the 13 items as indicators of the four victimization factors (i.e., physical, verbal, relational, and cyber), provided adequate-data model fit. These analyses also revealed that both victimization and cyber-victimization had adverse predictive effects on school belonging and positive predictive effects on internalizing and externalizing problems. Furthermore, bullying significantly predicted school belonging and mental health problems. Conclusion: This study is the first to examine the psychometric properties of BCS-A in the Iranian sample. This study is an essential step in validating the scale for Iranian adolescents. This study has some implications for educators, researchers and policymakers.
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Adolescents, Psychometrics, Mental Health, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Foreign Countries, Test Validity
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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