Abstract
The objective of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the European Bullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (EBIPQ) in Peruvian adolescents and to determine gender-specific differences. The sample comprised 532 students in sixth grade of elementary school to third grade of high school. To validate the instrument, we requested an expert judgement and conducted a pilot test. Subsequently, we performed the exploratory factorial analysis, which showed that all the questions were correctly loaded in both components, an aspect that explained the 48.6% variance. We determined the reliability by means of the internal-consistency method using the Cronbach's alfa (αtotal = .856; αvictimization = .807; αaggression = .828). We found gender-specific differences in bullying roles (p < .001). In conclusion, the factorial structure of the EBIPQ in Peruvian adolescents is similar to the original questionnaire and presents high reliability and construct validity.
Translated title of the contribution | Validation of a Bullying Scale in Peruvian Adolescents and Gender-Specific Differences |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 120-128 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Psychological Research |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 12 Sep 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Adolescent Behavior
- Bullying
- Peru
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Validation Study
- Violence