The retrospective bullying experiences questionnaire (RBEQ): Its psychometric properties in Iranian University students

Examining the long‐term impact of bullying can facilitate using retrospective bullying experiences questionnaire (RBEQ) which provides information regarding bystander, bully and victim through childhood to adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of this questionnair...

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Published in:Psychology in the schools 2021-09, Vol.58 (9), p.1673-1689
Main Authors: Noorazar, Seyed Gholamreza, Mohebbi, Mina, Alizadeh‐Maralani, Fatemeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiences
Bullying
bystander
Bystanders
Childhood
College Students
Colleges & universities
Confirmatory factor analysis
Factor Analysis
Factor Structure
Foreign Countries
Goodness of Fit
Iranian university students
psychometric
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
RBEQ
Reliability
retrospective study
Secondary schools
Test Reliability
Test Validity
University students
Validity
victimization
Victims
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Summary:Examining the long‐term impact of bullying can facilitate using retrospective bullying experiences questionnaire (RBEQ) which provides information regarding bystander, bully and victim through childhood to adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of this questionnaire in Iranian samples. A total of 92 male and 283 female university students participated in this study. Factor structure of the questionnaire was investigated by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The results of principal components analyses showed that questionnaires' items in the primary, middle and high school parts consisted of three separate factors: bystander, victim and bully. However, bullying sub‐types could not be identified as separate components. Regarding confirmatory factor analyses, the extracted single‐factor models revealed optimal goodness of fit indexes and high loading factor. The results of the criterion validity of the RBEQ with the Buss–Perry aggression questionnaire showed positive significant correlations between all factors of the questionnaires. Reliability of the factors of bystander, victim and bully in three educational levels was also confirmed by internal consistency and split‐half coefficients. The results indicated that the Persian version of the RBEQ has appropriate validity and reliability in Iranian university students.
ISSN:0033-3085
1520-6807
DOI:10.1002/pits.22522