The Validation of Chinese Version of the Victimization Subscale of the Revised Peer Experiences Questionnaire

Liheng Fan, Bu Liu, Zheng Jin and Xiangru Zhu
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Liheng Fan: Institute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Bu Liu: Institute of Cognition, Brain and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Zheng Jin: International Joint Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Science, Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou 450044, China
Xiangru Zhu: Institute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: In China, researchers have translated and validated several scales to measure victimization behavior. The aim of the present study was to validate the Chinese version of the victimization subscale of the Revised Peer Experiences Questionnaire (RPEQ) among primary school students. Primary school students aged between 8 and 13 years old ( n = 1048) were asked to complete the Chinese version of the victimization subscale of the RPEQ and related scales. We examined internal consistency and the factor structure using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Depression, peer relationship, and sleep scales were used to measure construct validity. The CFA results suggested that the four-factor model had a good model fit. The results indicated that internal reliability was good (Cronbach’s ? = 0.83). Construct validity was mostly supported by scores on the Chinese version of the victimization subscale of the RPEQ that strongly and positively correlated with depression and negatively correlated with peer relationship and sleep quality. The present study indicated that the Chinese version of the victimization subscale of the RPEQ has adequate reliability and validity for measuring bullying problems among Chinese primary school students.

Keywords: bullying; primary school; RPEQ; victimization; Chinese (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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