Design and validation of a self-administered test to assess bullying (bull-M) in high school Mexicans: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bullying (Bull) is a public health problem worldwide, and Mexico is not exempt. However, its epidemiology and early detection in our country is limited, in part, by the lack of validated tests to ensure the respondents' anonymity. The aim of this study was to validate a self-administered test (Bull-M) for assessing Bull among high-school Mexicans.

Methods

Experts and school teachers from highly violent areas of Ciudad Juarez (Chihuahua, México), reported common Bull behaviors. Then, a 10-item test was developed based on twelve of these behaviors; the students' and peers' participation in Bull acts and in some somatic consequences in Bull victims with a 5-point Likert frequency scale. Validation criteria were: content (CV, judges); reliability [Cronbach's alpha (CA

SUBMITTER: Ramos-Jimenez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3671223 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature