Getting precise and pragmatic about the assessment of bullying: The development of the California Bullying Victimization Scale

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 234-247

  Felix, Erika D ^a   Sharkey, Jill D ^a   Green, Jennifer Greif ^b   Furlong, Michael J ^a   Tanigawa, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Measurement; Power imbalance; Psychometrics; Self report; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 79953010662     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20389     Document Type: Article

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