THE PEER VIOLENCE QUESTIONNAIRE (PVQ): ASSESSMENT OF BULLYING IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Petar Čolović; Jasmina Kodžopeljić; Željka Nikolašević

doi:10.19090/pp.2014.3-1.277-296

Authors

Petar Čolović Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad
Jasmina Kodžopeljić Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad
Željka Nikolašević Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.2014.3-1.277-296

Keywords:

Peer Violence Questionnaire (PVQ), bullying, victimization

Abstract

In order to comprehensively examine behaviors related toviolent interaction among students in elementary and secondaryschools, a questionnaire was developed for assessment of peerviolence (Peer Violence Questionnaire - PVQ). The questionnairecontains 20 items, which includes two highly congruent scalesin primary and secondary schools samples. The first scalecontains indicators of victimization (Exposure to peer violence),while the other measures acts of violence (Tendency towardsviolent behavior). The items comprise indicators of minor andsevere forms of physical violence and psychological or emotionalviolence. Both scales have favorable psychometric properties.Construct validity was confirmed via correlations with the BigFive Plus Two Inventory.