ERIC Number: EJ1446481
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
EISSN: EISSN-1557-5144
Florence Bullying-Victimization Scales: Validation Study and Victimization Associations with Well-Being and Social Self-Efficacy
Adam Klocek; Lenka Kollerová; Jan Netík; Egle Havrdová
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v42 n8 p969-987 2024
This study provides a thorough psychometric evaluation of construct and criterion validity and measurement invariance of the promising Florence Bullying-Victimization Scales (FBVS). A special focus was devoted to the concurrent criterion validity of the victimization scale with regard to well-being and social self-efficacy. Exploratory and confirmatory multidimensional item response theory and structural equation modeling were applied to cross-sectional data retrieved from 3rd to 6th-grade Czech primary school students (N = 1795; 49% female; M[subscript age] = 10.42, SD = 1.25). The results supported the use of unidimensional factor structure that demonstrated acceptable model fit and measurement invariance across genders and grades. Moderate to high correlations of the FBVS scores with bullying and victimization measured by the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire and other instruments indicated very good convergent validity. Regarding criterion validity, higher victimization was associated with lower levels of well-being and social self-efficacy.
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Bullying, Victims, Foreign Countries, Well Being, Self Efficacy, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Gender Differences, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic
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