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The Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire

Methods and Applications

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Bullying is a widespread public problem and a risk factor for mental disorders in children and adolescents. Self-report measures are a rapid and efficient way to assess bullying in children and adolescents. The Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (OBVQ) is the most widely used bullying self-report measure in the world. Many researchers have shown that the OBVQ is well suited to assess bullying in different ages and groups.

This chapter discusses the OBVQ and its use in studies, as well as its concept and properties.

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Abbreviations

GBD:

Global Burden of Disease

IRT:

Item Response Theory

OBPP:

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

OBVQ:

Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire

VI:

Visual impairment

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  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

    Merve Cikili-Uytun

  2. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sanliurfa Mehmet Akif Inan Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

    Gokce Yagmur Efendi

  3. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aksaray Training Hospital, Aksaray, Turkey

    Tugba Mentese-Babayigit

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Cikili-Uytun, M., Efendi, G.Y., Mentese-Babayigit, T. (2023). The Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire. In: Martin, C.R., Preedy, V.R., Patel, V.B. (eds) Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31547-3_123

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