title: A peer-nomination assessment of electronic forms of aggression and victimization.
abstract: The perpetration and receipt of electronic aggression have largely been assessed with self-report questionnaires. Using a sample of 573 adolescents, the current study compared the psychometric properties of a peer-nomination measure of electronic aggression and victimization to the more widely used self-report approach. Estimates of the reliability, stability, and concordance of peer- and self-report assessments were adequate, mirroring those from research on aggressive exchanges in school. Analyses of validity and utility revealed that peer-nominations, compared to self-reports, provide overlapping and distinct information on adolescents' social, emotional, and academic adjustment. Overall, these findings provide evidence that peer-nominations are a reliable, valid, and useful means for measuring electronic aggression and victimization. Future work will benefit from their incorporation into multi-method assessments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, 3620 South McClintock Avenue, SGM 501, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Electronic address: dbadaly@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Daryaneh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Badaly
authors.affiliation: Seattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington, 2001 Eighth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121, USA. Electronic address: myliend@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Mylien T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, 3620 South McClintock Avenue, SGM 501, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Electronic address: acram@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Alexandra C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, 3620 South McClintock Avenue, SGM 501, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Electronic address: davscw@usc.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Electronic aggression; Electronic victimization; Peer-nominations; Self-reports