Development of the Cyberbullying Awareness Scale for adolescents: Validity and reliability study

IF 1.8 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

Psychology in the Schools Pub Date : 2024-02-10 DOI:10.1002/pits.23178

Yeşim Yurdakul, Aynur Bütün Ayhan

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Abstract

The present study aims to develop the Cyberbullying Awareness Scale (CAS) for adolescents, which assesses adolescents' awareness about cyberbullying, and to examine the psychometric properties of the scale by conducting validity and reliability studies. In this context, evidence on the validity and reliability of the scale was obtained in two separate studies. In Study 1 (N = 552), scale items were developed, content validity was examined, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to determine the factor structure of the scale. In addition, criterion-related validity and reliability analyses were performed. The mean age of the participants in Study 1 was 14.6. In Study 2 (N = 338), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to confirm the factorial structure obtained as a result of EFA. The mean age of the participants in Study 2 was 14.8. As a result of the research, it was determined that the CAS for adolescents had a three-factor structure comprised of Cyberbullying Tendency, Coping with Cyberbullying and Protection from Cyberbullying. The internal consistency coefficients were calculated as 0.80 for the Cyberbullying Tendency sub-dimension, 0.76 for the Coping with Cyberbullying sub-dimension and 0.63 for the Protection from Cyberbullying sub-dimension. In line with the obtained results, it can be said that the CAS for adolescents is a valid and reliable measurement tool for determining the awareness of adolescents in the 12–18 age group on cyberbullying.

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开发青少年网络欺凌意识量表：有效性和可靠性研究

本研究旨在开发青少年网络欺凌认知量表（CAS），以评估青少年对网络欺凌的认知情况，并通过进行效度和信度研究来检验量表的心理测量学特性。为此，我们分别在两项研究中获得了量表的效度和信度证据。在研究 1（N = 552）中，开发了量表项目，检验了内容效度，并进行了探索性因子分析（EFA）以确定量表的因子结构。此外，还进行了标准相关效度和信度分析。研究 1 的参与者平均年龄为 14.6 岁。在研究 2（N = 338）中，对 EFA 得出的因子结构进行了确认性因子分析（CFA）。研究 2 的参与者平均年龄为 14.8 岁。研究结果表明，针对青少年的 CAS 具有三因子结构，即网络欺凌倾向、应对网络欺凌和保护自己免受网络欺凌。经计算，网络欺凌倾向子维度的内部一致性系数为 0.80，应对网络欺凌子维度的内部一致性系数为 0.76，防范网络欺凌子维度的内部一致性系数为 0.63。根据所获得的结果，可以说青少年网络欺凌意识问卷是一种有效、可靠的测量工具，可用于确定 12-18 岁年龄组青少年对网络欺凌的认识。

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Psychology in the Schools PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL-

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

5.00%

发文量

200

期刊介绍： Psychology in the Schools, which is published eight times per year, is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, opinion, and practice. The journal welcomes theoretical and applied manuscripts, focusing on the issues confronting school psychologists, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other personnel workers in schools and colleges, public and private organizations. Preferences will be given to manuscripts that clearly describe implications for the practitioner in the schools.