The Development and Psychometric Investigation of the Cyberbullying Scale.

Autor:	Stewart RW; University of Mississippi, University, USA rstewart@go.olemiss.edu., Drescher CF; University of Mississippi, University, USA., Maack DJ; University of Mississippi, University, USA., Ebesutani C; Duksung University, Seoul, South Korea., Young J; University of Mississippi, University, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of interpersonal violence [J Interpers Violence] 2014 Aug; Vol. 29 (12), pp. 2218-2238. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jan 14.
DOI:	10.1177/0886260513517552
Abstrakt:	Accurate assessment of cyberbullying is essential for intervention planning and evaluation. Limitations to many currently available self-report measures of cyberbullying victimization include a lack of psychometric information and a limited scope (i.e., not assessing multiple electronic mediums of cybervictimization). To address these limitations, we developed and investigated the psychometric properties of a broad self-report measure of cyberbullying, the Cyberbullying Scale (CBS). We examined the factor structure and reliability of the CBS across 736 students in Grades 6 to 12 in six Northern Mississippi schools. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) results indicated that the structure of the CBS was best represented by a one-factor model. The finding of a single-factor structure suggests that cyberbullying is a unidimensional construct, which is consistent with previous research. In the current sample, the CBS demonstrated strong psychometric properties, including excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .94) and significant positive correlations with related constructs of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Results from the present study provide initial support for the CBS as a measure of cybervictimization among adolescents. (© The Author(s) 2014.)
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