TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of In-Person and Cyber Aggression and Victimization, Substance Use, and Delinquent Behavior During Early Adolescence
AU - Farrell, Albert D.
AU - Thompson, Erin L.
AU - Mehari, Krista R.
AU - Sullivan, Terri N.
AU - Goncy, Elizabeth A.
AU - Goncy, Liz
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - © The Author(s) 2018. This study evaluated the Problem Behavior Frequency Scale–Adolescent Report (PBFS-AR), a measure designed to assess adolescents’ frequency of victimization, aggression, substance use, and delinquent behavior. Participants were 1,263 students (50% female; 78% African American, 18% Latino) from three urban middle schools in the United States. Confirmatory factor analyses of competing models of the structure of the PBFS-AR supported a model that differentiated among three forms of aggression (in-person physical, in-person relational, and cyber), two forms of victimization (in-person and cyber), substance use, and delinquent behavior. This seven-factor model fit the data well and demonstrated strong measurement invariance across groups that differed on sex and grade. Support was found for concurrent validity of the PBFS-AR based on its pattern of relations with school office discipline referrals.
AB - © The Author(s) 2018. This study evaluated the Problem Behavior Frequency Scale–Adolescent Report (PBFS-AR), a measure designed to assess adolescents’ frequency of victimization, aggression, substance use, and delinquent behavior. Participants were 1,263 students (50% female; 78% African American, 18% Latino) from three urban middle schools in the United States. Confirmatory factor analyses of competing models of the structure of the PBFS-AR supported a model that differentiated among three forms of aggression (in-person physical, in-person relational, and cyber), two forms of victimization (in-person and cyber), substance use, and delinquent behavior. This seven-factor model fit the data well and demonstrated strong measurement invariance across groups that differed on sex and grade. Support was found for concurrent validity of the PBFS-AR based on its pattern of relations with school office discipline referrals.
KW - adolescence
KW - aggression
KW - cyber aggression and victimization
KW - measurement invariance
KW - problem behaviors
KW - school office referrals
KW - victimization
UR - https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clpsych_facpub/25
UR - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1073191118792089?url_ver=Z39.88-2003rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.orgrfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
U2 - 10.1177/1073191118792089
DO - 10.1177/1073191118792089
M3 - Article
VL - 27
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
ER -