Citation

Carney JV. J. School Violence 2005; 4(3): 77-91.

Affiliation

Counselor Education, 303 CEDAR Bldg, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J202v04n03_07

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The author explored the underlying dimensions and construct validity of the Bullying Situations Identification Instrument (BSI; Hazier, Miller, Carney, and Green, 2001) using exploratory factor analyses. Three dimensions of bullying severity were found using 251 school professionals as participants. The three factors that emerged .from analyses were (a) social/emotional, (b) physical, and (c) verbal. That is, school professionals appear to cognitively construct bullying severity in terms of the nature of the harm incurred. Implications for the use and continuing development of the BSI are presented herein.