TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Validation of the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire Among Chinese Early Adolescents
AU - Wang, Zixuan
AU - Laninga-Wijnen, Lydia
AU - Garandeau, Claire F.
AU - Liu, Junsheng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - This study aimed to clarify the multidimensionality of defending by developing and validating the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire (ADBQ) in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Results of Study 1 (N = 824, Mage = 11.25) indicated that a five-factor model, comprising (a) assertive defending, (b) aggressive defending, (c) comforting victims, (d) reporting to authority, and (e) tactical defending, yielded a good fit to the data. Study 2 (N = 1,086, Mage = 11.18) established ADBQ’s reliability (α =.78–.93) and construct validity: the five defending dimensions were differentially associated with cognitive and affective empathy, aggression, sociability, peer preference, and victimization. Together, the results suggest that the ADBQ is a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument for assessing the multidimensionality of defending.
AB - This study aimed to clarify the multidimensionality of defending by developing and validating the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire (ADBQ) in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Results of Study 1 (N = 824, Mage = 11.25) indicated that a five-factor model, comprising (a) assertive defending, (b) aggressive defending, (c) comforting victims, (d) reporting to authority, and (e) tactical defending, yielded a good fit to the data. Study 2 (N = 1,086, Mage = 11.18) established ADBQ’s reliability (α =.78–.93) and construct validity: the five defending dimensions were differentially associated with cognitive and affective empathy, aggression, sociability, peer preference, and victimization. Together, the results suggest that the ADBQ is a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument for assessing the multidimensionality of defending.
KW - Chinese youth
KW - defending
KW - psychometric properties
KW - scale development
KW - school bullying
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85146092439
U2 - 10.1177/10731911221149082
DO - 10.1177/10731911221149082
M3 - 文章
C2 - 36633101
AN - SCOPUS:85146092439
SN - 1073-1911
VL - 30
SP - 2258
EP - 2275
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
IS - 7
ER -