General Information

The Beliefs Supportive of Violence scale measures attitudes towards violence and its acceptability, especially in relation to fighting.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Beliefs Supportive of Violence
Author(s):	Kris Bosworth & Dorothy L. Espelage
Date of Publication:	1999
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Time to Administer:	5 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Violence
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 11 through 14 years old Grade Level: Sixth Grade to Eighth Grade
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	No scales
Number of Items:	6
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	558
Population:	Collected in a large middle school located within 10 miles of the heart of a major Midwestern metropolis with a diverse socioeconomic population.
Culture/ethnicity:	African-American, 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:	0.67 to 0.71

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:	Dorothy L. Espelage

Notes

Original Reference(s):

Bosworth, K., Espelage, D. L., & Simon, T. R. (1999). Factors associated with bullying behavior in middle school students. Journal of Early Adolescence, 19 (3), 341-362.

Other Reference(s):

Dahlberg, L. L., Toal, S. B., Behrens, C. B. (1998). Measuring violence-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors among youths: A compendium of assessment tools. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Espelage, D. L., Holt, M. K. (In press). Bullying and victimization during early adolescence: Peer influences and psychosocial correlates. Journal of Emotional Abuse.

Contact

Name:	Dorothy Espelage
Organization:	University of Illinois at Urbana, Department of Educational Psychology
Address:	220A Education Building, 1310 S. 6th Street, MC-708
City:	Champaign
State:	IL
Zip:	61820
Phone:	(217) 333-9139
Fax:	(217) 244-7620
E-mail:	espelage@uiuc.edu
Website:	http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/Frp/E/espelage

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  February 2007