Psychometric parameters of the Florence Scale Cyberbullying-Cybervitimization

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2019.3.31520

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virtual bullying, victimization, validy, precision.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to adapt CyberVictimization Cybernetics (FCBVSs) to the Brazilian context, combining fatal evidence and internal consistency, as well as the invariable factorial by the measure in relation to the participants’ sex. There were 315 students aged 13 to 20 years (M = 16.80, SD = 0,99), the majority of whom were female (54%), middle class (45.1%), of the third year (54.9%). These responded to (FCBVSs), Bullying Behavior Scale (ECB) and the sociodemographic Questionnaire. The factorial confirming the modeling with more parameters as  the most appropriate, plus the corresponding references of Cronbach and McDonald gamma masses higher than 0.70. In this way, it verifies if a FCBVSs presents a valid and reliable measurement, and can be used in future studies to know the correlates of cyberbullying.

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2019-11-29

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Cavalcanti, J. G., Paiva, T. T., Pimentel, C. E., Pinto, A. V. de L., & de Moura, G. B. (2019). Psychometric parameters of the Florence Scale Cyberbullying-Cybervitimization. Psico, 50(3), e31520. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2019.3.31520

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