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Development and Validation of the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire Among Chinese Early Adolescents

Authors: Wang Zixuan, Laninga-Wijnen Lydia, Garandeau Claire, Liu Junsheng

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Publication year: 2023

Journal: Assessment

Journal acronym: ASM

eISSN: 1552-3489

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221149082

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Web address : https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221149082

Abstract

This study aimed to clarify the multi-dimensionality of defending, by developing and validating the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire (ADBQ) in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Results of Study 1 (N = 824, M_age = 11.25) indicated that a five-factor model, comprising 1) assertive defending, 2) aggressive defending, 3) comforting victims, 4) reporting to authority, and 5) tactical defending, yielded a good fit to the data. Study 2 (N = 1,086, M_age = 11.18) established ADBQ’s reliability (α=.78-.93) and construct validity: the five defending dimensions were differentially associated with cognitive and affective empathy, aggression, sociability, peer preference, and victimization. Together, the results suggest that the ADBQ is a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument for assessing the multi-dimensionality of defending.This study aimed to clarify the multi-dimensionality of defending, by developing and validating the Adolescent Defending Behaviors Questionnaire (ADBQ) in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Results of Study 1 (N = 824, M_age = 11.25) indicated that a five-factor model, comprising 1) assertive defending, 2) aggressive defending, 3) comforting victims, 4) reporting to authority, and 5) tactical defending, yielded a good fit to the data. Study 2 (N = 1,086, M_age = 11.18) established ADBQ’s reliability (α=.78-.93) and construct validity: the five defending dimensions were differentially associated with cognitive and affective empathy, aggression, sociability, peer preference, and victimization. Together, the results suggest that the ADBQ is a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument for assessing the multi-dimensionality of defending.