Abstract

VEGA-CAUICH, Julio Isaac. Validation of the Brief Questionnaire for Peer Victimization in Schools in Mexico. Acta de investigación psicol [online]. 2018, vol.8, n.1, pp.72-82. ISSN 2007-4719.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fpsi.20074719e.2018.1.07.

Introduction: Peer victimization in schools has consequences that are not only reflected in the academic area of the victims but also in their mental health. Despite a large number of existing instruments, there are no normative data for the diagnosis of this problem at the national level. Method: Through the data of the Social Cohesion Survey for the Prevention of Violence and Crime realized in 2014 for the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, a sample of 18,839 young people from 12 to 29 years of age all over the Mexican territory was used to develop the instrument. The Questionnaire was validated to diagnose school peer victimization with national normative data. Results: The instrument provided an appropriate internal consistency (α = .86), and was significantly associated with sleep disorders, depressed mood and school satisfaction, suggesting adequate construct validity. Cut-off points are reported for a peer-to-peer victimization diagnosis, and the instrument is reported for free use. Conclusions. The instrument obtained adequate psychometric properties and with a validity consistent with the previous findings, however, given its brevity, its use is recommended in conjunction with other more detailed instruments of school violence, together with tools for exploring the consequences on the mental health of the victims.

Keywords : Peer victimization; Validation; Bullying; School violence; Standardization; Mexico.