A Comparison of the Gatehouse Bullying Scale and the Peer Relations Questionnaire for Students in Secondary School

Journal of School Health - Tập 77 Số 2 - Trang 75-79 - 2007
Lyndal Bond1, Sarah Wolfe2, Michelle Tollit3, Helen Butler1, George Patton4
1Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia
2Plain Language Officer, Ethics Office (RCH), ([email protected]), Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, 2 Gatehouse St, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
3Survey Manager, beyondblue Schools Research Initiative, ([email protected]), Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, 2 Gatehouse St, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
4Professor, Director of Adolescent Health Research, ([email protected]), Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, 2 Gatehouse St, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.

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ABSTRACTBackground:  Bullying occurs in all schools. Measuring bullying in schools is complicated because both definitions of bullying and methods for measuring bullying vary. This study compared a brief 12‐item Gatehouse Bullying Scale (GBS) with items drawn from the Peer Relations Questionnaire (PRQ), a well‐established bullying questionnaire to measure the concurrent validity of the GBS.Methods:  Year 8 secondary school students (14 years of age) in metropolitan and regional Victoria, Australia, completed questionnaires assessing being teased, being deliberately left out, had rumors spread about oneself, and/or being physically threatened or hurt.Results:  The prevalence of bullying using GBS and PRQ was 57% and 61%, respectively. Percent agreement between the 2 measures was high. Agreement adjusted for chance was moderate (kappa 0.5). The GBS had good to moderate test‐retest reliability (rho 0.65).Conclusions:  The GBS is a short, reliable tool measuring the occurrence of bullying in schools. As well as a global estimate of bullying, the GBS provides estimates of 2 covert and 2 overt types of bullying which can be useful for schools to better plan interventions dealing with school bullying.

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Journal of School Health

Tập 77 Số 2

75-79

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