Development and Validation of the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire Among Chinese Early Adolescents

Zixuan Wang; Lydia Laninga-Wijnen; Claire F. Garandeau; Junsheng Liu

doi:10.1177/10731911221149082

Development and Validation of the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire Among Chinese Early Adolescents

Zixuan Wang
, Lydia Laninga-Wijnen
, Claire F. Garandeau
, Junsheng Liu^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Psychology and Cognitive Science

East China Normal University
University of Turku
Changning Mental Health Center

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Abstract

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, M_age = 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, M_age = 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2258-2275
Number of pages	18
Journal	Assessment
Volume	30
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221149082
State	Published - Oct 2023

Keywords

Chinese youth
defending
psychometric properties
scale development
school bullying

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