Citation

Betts LR, Spenser KA. J. Genet. Psychol. 2017; 178(3): 147-164.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology , Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham , United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00221325.2017.1295222

PMID

28402227

Abstract

The reported prevalence rates of cyber victimization experiences and cyberbullying behaviors vary. Part of this variation is likely due to the diverse definitions and operationalizations of the constructs adopted in previous research and the lack of psychometrically robust measures. Through 2 studies, the authors developed (Study 1) and evaluated (Study 2) the cyber victimization experiences and cyberbullying behaviors scales. Participants in Study 1 were 393 (122 boys, 171 girls) and in Study 2 were 345 (153 boys, 192 girls) 11-15-year-olds who completed measures of cyber victimization experiences, cyberbullying behaviors, face-to-face victimization experiences, face-to-face bullying behaviors, and social desirability. The 3-factor cyber victimization experiences scale comprised threat, shared images, and personal attack. The 3-factor cyberbullying behaviors scale comprised sharing images, gossip, and personal attack. Both scales demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and convergent validity.

Language: en

Keywords

cyber victimization; cyberbullying; face-to-face bullying; face-to-face victimization; scale development; social desirability