The Retrospective Bullying Experiences Questionnaire (RBEQ): Its Psychometric Properties in Iranian University Students

Autor/inn/en	Noorazar, Seyed Gholamreza; Mohebbi, Mina; Alizadeh-Maralani, Fatemeh
Titel	The Retrospective Bullying Experiences Questionnaire (RBEQ): Its Psychometric Properties in Iranian University Students
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 58 (2021) 9, S.1673-1689 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mohebbi, Mina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.22522
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Bullying; Psychometrics; College Students; Foreign Countries; Factor Structure; Factor Analysis; Audiences; Victims; Goodness of Fit; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Mobbing; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Collegestudent; Ausland; Faktorenstruktur; Faktorenanalyse; Spectator; Zuschauer; Victim; Opfer; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität
Abstract	Examining the long-term impact of bullying can facilitate using retrospective bullying experiences questionnaire (RBEQ) which provides information regarding bystander, bully and victim through childhood to adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of this questionnaire in Iranian samples. A total of 92 male and 283 female university students participated in this study. Factor structure of the questionnaire was investigated by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The results of principal components analyses showed that questionnaires' items in the primary, middle and high school parts consisted of three separate factors: bystander, victim and bully. However, bullying sub-types could not be identified as separate components. Regarding confirmatory factor analyses, the extracted single-factor models revealed optimal goodness of fit indexes and high loading factor. The results of the criterion validity of the RBEQ with the Buss--Perry aggression questionnaire showed positive significant correlations between all factors of the questionnaires. Reliability of the factors of bystander, victim and bully in three educational levels was also confirmed by internal consistency and split-half coefficients. The results indicated that the Persian version of the RBEQ has appropriate validity and reliability in Iranian university students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01