Open AccessThe Peer Victimization in College Survey: Construction and validation.
Author(s) -
David A. Cole,
Sophia R. Lubarsky,
Elizabeth A. Nick,
Grace E. Cho,
Miguel Nuñez,
Gabriela Suarez-Cano,
Farrah Jacquez,
Cassandra R. Mick,
Yinghao Zhang,
Abbegail J. Lovette,
Mallory A. Ford,
Ruolin Lu,
Megan E. Gabruk,
Joseph Lee Rodgers
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychological assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.96
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1939-134X
pISSN - 1040-3590
DOI - 10.1037/pas0000888
Subject(s) - psycinfo , psychology , discriminant validity , peer victimization , construct validity , construct (python library) , clinical psychology , anxiety , convergent validity , poison control , diversity (politics) , peer group , test validity , intervention (counseling) , applied psychology , social psychology , psychometrics , injury prevention , medline , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health , sociology , political science , computer science , anthropology , law , internal consistency , programming language
Colleges and universities are increasingly concerned about respect for diversity and tolerance of individual differences on their campuses. Nevertheless, no comprehensive measure of peer victimization has been developed and validated for use with college student populations. The Peer Victimization in College Survey (PVIC) is the first such measure. Study 1 ( N = 733) reports how PVIC items were empirically derived to ensure construct coverage. Study 2 ( N = 100) reports how intuitive PVIC subscales were established to distinguish between subtypes of college peer victimization. Study 3 ( N = 520) provides evidence of convergent, discriminant, and construct validity for the PVIC, including its relations to risk factors and to outcomes such as depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, and college sense of belonging. Study 4 ( N = 633) validates several PVIC scaling methods and provides evidence of incremental validity of the measure over current (unvalidated) measures. The PVIC can assess subtypes of peer victimization on college campuses, evaluate the effectiveness of campus intervention efforts, and test hypotheses about the causes and effects of peer victimization. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).