@article{ref1,
title="Examining ethnic, gender, and developmental differences in the way children report being a victim of "bullying" on self-report measures",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2008",
author="Sawyer, Anne L. and Bradshaw, Catherine Pilcher and O'Brennan-Grimm, Lindsey M.",
volume="43",
number="2",
pages="106-114",
abstract="PURPOSE: Racial/ethnic differences in children's self-reports of being a frequent victim of bullying were assessed via two commonly used strategies: a definition-based single-item measure and behavior-based multiresponse measure. METHODS: Logistic regression analyses were conducted on survey data from 24,345 youth to examine ethnic differences in youths' responses to definition-based and behavior-based measures of victimization. Separate analyses were conducted for boys and girls at different school levels. RESULTS: Prevalence estimates were higher using the behavior-based measure than definition-based measure. Several ethnic differences emerged, such that African American youth tended to be less likely than their white counterparts to indicate that they were bullied using the definition-based measure. African American girls and African American and Asian middle-school boys who reported being a victim via the behavior-based measure were less likely to report being a frequent victim of&quot;bullying&quot;via the definition-based measure. CONCLUSION: Prevalence estimates vary considerably by the way in which victimization is assessed. African American youth who were victimized tended to under-report being a victim of &quot;bullying.&quot; Self-report studies of bullying should carefully consider the measures used to assess victimization.   <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.011"
}