An analysis of the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire using the Rasch measurement model

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 781-801

  Kyriakides, Leonidas ^a   Kaloyirou, Chrystalla ^b   Lindsay, Geoff ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33845532298     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709905X53499     Document Type: Article

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