Psychometric validation of the audio-guided rBVQ instrument for bullying evaluation among students

Valdemir Ferreira-Junior, BSc, is a MSc student in the Department of Psychiatry at Universidade Federal de São Paulo. His research focuses on school violence and substance use prevention. He also has research experience in the field of education, especially in science teaching. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0148-4281 E-mail: valdemir.ferreira@unifesp.br

Fausto Coutinho-Lourenco is a Psychologist and a PhD student in the Department of Psychobiology at Universidade Federal de São Paulo. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-5137 E-mail: fausto.lourenco@usp.br

Alessandra A. S. Menezes, MSc., is a Mathematician, an Educational Technician, and a Ph.D. student in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Universidade Federal de São Paulo. ORCID: 0000-0002-3102-4748 E-mail: aasmenezes@unifesp.br

Julia D Gusmoes received her Master in Science in 2018 (Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina) and is, currently, a phD student in the same university. ORCID: 0000-0002-1228-9791 E-mail: dell.julia@unifesp.br

Dr. Hugo Cogo-Moreira received his PhD in Science in 2012 (Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina) and currently he is a professor at Østfold University College, Department of Education, ICT and Learning. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9411-9237 E-mail: hugo.c.moreira@hiof.no

Dr. Zila M. Sanchez, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. She has authored more than 80 peer- reviewed articles, served as PI or MPI of multiple funded grants. She is an associate editor of PLOS One and BMC Public Health. Her research focuses mainly on substance use prevention. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7427-7956 E-mail: zila.sanchez@unifesp.br

		χ2(df)	CFI	TLI	RMSEA	90% C.I.
Bullying version	Model fit for 5th graders (13 items)
	Configural	179.113 (128) *	0.985	0.981	0.022	[0.013; 0.029]
	Scalar	210.987 (137) *	0.978	0.974	0.025	[0.018; 0.032]
	Model fit for 7th graders (13 items)
	Configural	163.587 (128) *	0.991	0.989	0.016	[0.007; 0.022]
	Scalar	170.315 (137) *	0.992	0.991	0.015	[0.005; 0.021]

Item
Victim
i1 = I was called mean names, was made fun of, or teased in a hurtful way.
i2 = Other students left me out of things on purpose, excluded me from their group of friends, or completely ignored me.
i3 = I was hit, kicked, pushed, shoved around, or locked indoors.
i4 = Other students told lies or spread rumors about me and tried to make others dislike me.
i5 = I had money or things taken away from me or damaged.
i6 = I was threatened or forced to do things I did not want to do.
i7 = I was bullied with mean names or comments about my race or color.
Practice
i8= I called another student(s) mean names, made fun of, or teased him/her in a hurtful way.
i9 = I kept him/her out of things on purpose, excluded him or her from my group of friends, or completely ignored him or her.
i10 = I hit, kicked, pushed, and shoved him/her around or locked him or her indoors.
i11 = I spread false rumors about him/her and tried to make others dislike him/her.
i12 = I took money or things from him/her or damaged his/her belongings.
i13 = I threatened or forced him/her to do things he/she did not want to do.
i14 = I bullied him/her with mean names or comments about his/her race or color.

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