Bullying and school disruption assessment: studies with Portuguese adolescent s...

• Author(s): Veiga, Feliciano
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/5325
• Origin: Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
• Subject(s): School disruption; Bullying; Peer victimization; Assessment; Adolescent students; Portugal
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Problem Statement: The question of bullying and school disruptive behavior has emerged as a powerful issue in Portuguese educational context. The lack of evaluation instruments, with studied psychometric characteristics, has constituted a problem. Purpose of Study: School disruption and bullying assessment, in Portuguese adolescents, was the focus of this research. Research Methods: The psychometric qualities — internal consistency and the external validity — were analyzed in different scales. Findings: The analyses carried out confirm the scales as reliable and valid instruments. Conclusions: These instruments may be a useful avenue for teachers, psychologists and other education professionals.