@article{ref1,
title="Development and validation of the adolescent defending behaviors questionnaire among Chinese early adolescents",
journal="Assessment",
year="2023",
author="Wang, Zixuan and Laninga-Wijnen, Lydia and Garandeau, Claire F. and Liu, Junsheng",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study aimed to clarify the multidimensionality of defending by developing and validating the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire (ADBQ) in a sample of Chinese adolescents. <br><br>RESULTS of Study 1 (N = 824, M(age) = 11.25) indicated that a five-factor model, comprising (a) assertive defending, (b) aggressive defending, (c) comforting victims, (d) reporting to authority, and (e) tactical defending, yielded a good fit to the data. Study 2 (N = 1,086, M(age) = 11.18) established ADBQ's reliability (α =.78-.93) and construct validity: the five defending dimensions were differentially associated with cognitive and affective empathy, aggression, sociability, peer preference, and victimization. Together, the results suggest that the ADBQ is a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument for assessing the multidimensionality of defending.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1073-1911",
doi="10.1177/10731911221149082",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911221149082"
}