VALIDATION OF URDU FORMS OF BULLYING SCALE IN PAKISTANI ELEMENTARY CHILDREN

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Ponte Academic JournalJun 2023, Volume 79, Issue 6 VALIDATION OF URDU FORMS OF BULLYING SCALE IN PAKISTANI ELEMENTARY CHILDRENAuthor(s): Sanam Nawaz ,Asia MushtaqJ. Ponte - Jun 2023 - Volume 79 - Issue 6 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2023.6.1 Abstract:Over the past two decades, researchers and professionals have paid considerable attention to the phenomenon of bullying. Bullying behavior and victimization at school have been demonstrated to be connected with negative social, physical, psychological, and academic results. As a result, it\'s crucial to have a reliable psychometric evaluation method to measure bullying and victimization. The objective of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Forms of Bullying Scale (FBS), a self-report screening tool, among a sample of Pakistani students. 500 students that were recruited from public schools in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, completed the questionnaire. The results showed that the current factor structure for Pakistani adolescent populations was supported by the confirmatory factor analysis. Additionally, the Urdu FBS showed great internal consistency, adequate goodness of fitness indices, and convergent and divergent validity. Overall, the findings revealed that the FBS in Urdu would be a reliable tool for measuring both victimization and perpetration among adolescents. Recommendations and limitations are discussed within a cultural context. Download full text:Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Username Password