Assessment of In-Person and Cyber Aggression and Victimization, Substance Use, and Delinquent Behavior During Early Adolescence

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• Alternative Title:
  Assessment
• Personal Author:
  Farrell, Albert D. ; Thompson, Erin L. ; Mehari, Krista ; Sullivan, Terri N. ; Goncy, Elizabeth A.
• Description:
  This study evaluated the Problem Behavior Frequency Scale-Adolescent Report (PBFS-AR), a measure designed to assess adolescents' frequency of victimization, aggression, substance use, and delinquent behavior. Participants were 1,263 students (50% female; 78% African American, 18% Latino) from three urban middle schools in the United States. Confirmatory factor analyses of competing models of the structure of the PBFS-AR supported a model that differentiated among three forms of aggression (in-person physical, in-person relational, and cyber), two forms of victimization (in-person and cyber), substance use, and delinquent behavior. This seven-factor model fit the data well and demonstrated strong measurement invariance across groups that differed on sex and grade. Support was found for concurrent validity of the PBFS-AR based on its pattern of relations with school office discipline referrals.
• Subjects:
  Adolescence Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Bullying Crime Victims Female Humans Male Measurement Invariance Peer Group Problem Behavior Substance-Related Disorders

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• Source:
  Assessment. 27(6):1213-1229
• Pubmed ID:
  30071749
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6584058
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 HD089994/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 CE001956/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:587f535a5246ff286ee4c3bc370ee416e64de3f9a01bfcf62853767fcde3d159
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79255/cdc_79255_DS1.pdf
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