General Information

The Bullying-Behaviour Scale consists of six forced choice items, three of which refer to being the perpetrator of negative physical actions (i.e., hit and pushed, picked on, bullied) and three of which refer to being the perpetrator of negative verbal actions (i.e., teased, horrible names, laughed at).

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Bullying Behaviour Scale
Author(s):	Sharon Austin, Stephen Joseph
Date of Publication:	1996
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Bullying, Victimization
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 8 through 11 years old
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	No scales
Number of Items:	6
Type of Scale:	Forced choice

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	425
Population:	School children attending five primary schools in Merseyside.
Culture/ethnicity:	Caucasian
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Full Scales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	0.82

Validity: 

Criterion validity data has not been presented or published in study.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Stephen Joseph

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Austin, S., & Joseph, S. (1996). Assessment of bully/victim problems in 8 to 11 year-olds. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 66 (4), 447-456.
Other:	Scale is published in the Austin & Joseph (1996) article. Scale is part of the Self-Perception Profile for Children (SSPC; Harter, 1985 - University of Denver).

Contact

Name:	Stephen Joseph
Organization:	University of Warwick
Address:	Coventry, Room 135
City:	Warwickshire
State:	UK
Zip:	CV4
E-mail:	S.Joseph@warwick.ac.uk
Website:	http://www.warwick.ac.uk/
Other:	Phone: +44 0 2476 528182; Fax: +44 0 2476 46524225

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  February 2007