California Bullying Victimization Scale: Validity and Reliability Evidence for the Turkish Middle School Children

AbstractThis study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the California Bullying Victimization Scale (CBVS) (Felix et al., 2011) in a sample of Turkish middle school students. A total of 313 students (47.9% male, 52.1% female) participated in this study. For the reliability the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and test-retest reliability coefficient; for the validity concurrent and predictive validity were calculated. Results indicated the internal consistency of .72 and .83 for victimization items; two-week test-retest reliability of .82. The total scores of CBVS were also positively correlated with a bullying measure and negatively correlated with life satisfaction and hope