School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
School of Public Health and Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
BMC Public Health. 2019 Aug 5;19(1):1046. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7375-z.
While power imbalance is now recognized as a key component of bullying, reliable and valid measurement instruments have yet to be developed. This research aimed to develop a self-report instrument that measures power imbalance as perceived by the victim of frequent aggressive behavior.
A mixed methods approach was used (468 participants, Grade 4 to 6). This paper describes the exploratory (n = 111) and confirmatory factor analysis of the new instrument (n = 337), and assessment of reliablity and construct validity.
A 2-factor model represented physical and social aspects of power imbalance (n = 127: normed chi-square = 1.2, RMSEA = .04, CF1 = .993). The social factor included constructs of group and peer valued characteristics.
This research will enhance health and education professionals understanding of power imbalance in bullying and will inform the design and evaluation of interventions to address bullying in children.
虽然权力失衡现在被认为是欺凌的一个关键组成部分,但仍需要开发可靠和有效的测量工具。本研究旨在开发一种自我报告工具,用于衡量经常遭受攻击行为的受害者所感知到的权力失衡。
采用混合方法(468 名参与者,4 至 6 年级)。本文描述了新工具的探索性(n=111)和验证性因素分析(n=337),以及可靠性和构念效度的评估。
一个 2 因素模型代表了权力失衡的物理和社会方面(n=127:规范卡方=1.2,RMSEA=0.04,CF1=0.993)。社会因素包括群体和同伴重视的特征。
本研究将增进健康和教育专业人员对欺凌中权力失衡的理解,并为设计和评估针对儿童欺凌的干预措施提供信息。