The Peer Aggressive and Reactive Behaviors Questionnaire (PARB-Q): evidence of validity in the Brazilian context

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Peer Aggressive and Reactive Behaviors Questionnaire (PARB-Q), a self-report instrument comprising two independent scales that assess aggressive behavior and reactions to peer aggression. Method: A total of 727 elementary schoolchildren aged 8-13 years (52% boys) were included. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to evaluate the factor structure. Results: The Brazilian version of the PARB-Q was consistent with the original version. The results of the exploratory factor analyses (EFA) indicated a one-factor solution for the first scale (Peer Aggression Scale) and a three-factor solution (Reactive Aggression, Seeking Teacher Support, and Internalizing Reaction) for the Reaction to Peer Aggression Scale. The confirmatory analyses for both scales yielded good fit indices. Conclusion:The results of the statistical analyses suggested adequate psychometric properties and satisfactory validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the PARB-Q, making it a useful tool for assessing aggressive behavior as well as children's reactions to aggression by their peers.

Development and refinement of the Peer Aggressive Behavior Scale–PAB-S

“…This information corroborates evidence reported in the literature, which shows that boys and girls manifest aggressive behavior in different ways (Leff et al 2014;Nivette et al 2014;Tapper & Boulton 2004). While boys more frequently present physically aggressive behavior, girls tend to present verbally and relationally aggressive behaviors (Borsa & Bandeira 2014b;Card et al 2008;Leff et al 2014;Lim & Ang 2009). Interestingly, item 28 was more easily endorsed by boys.…”

Invariância de medida e evidências de validade externa da Peer Aggressive Behavior Scale (PAB-S)

“…Por investigarem o mesmo construto (agressão entre pares em crianças), era hipotetizado que a correlação entre o Q-CARP e a PAB-S fosse a mais forte dentre as investigadas. Os resultados sustentaram esta hipótese, tanto para a Escala de Comportamentos Agressivos (ECA) quanto a Escala de Reação à Agressão (ERA) do Q-CARP (Borsa, 2014b). A forte correlação da PAB-S com ambas as escalas independentes do Q-CARP pode ser entendida enquanto representativa do fato de que, em sua construção e refinamento, a PAB-S combinou itens referentes aos comportamentos agressivos tanto proativos quanto reativos em um único fator geral (Borsa, 2016).…”

“…Questionário de Comportamentos Agressivos e Reativos entre Pares -Q-CARP (Borsa, 2014b): Instrumento de autorrelato constituído de 20 itens, que tem por objetivo avaliar os comportamentos agressivos e as diferentes estratégias de coping frente à agressão de crianças no contexto escolar. É subdividido em duas escalas independentes.…”

Proactive and Reactive Aggressive Behaviors: Dimensionality of Self-Report Scales

“…Peer Aggressive and Reactive Behaviors Questionnaire (PARB-Q;). The PARB-Q is an Italian self-report instrument consisting of two separate scales (Gremigni et al, 2013), adapted to Brazilian context by Borsa e Bandeira (2014). The first scale, Peer Aggression Scale (PA), composed of 5-items, which investigates direct aggressive behavior.…”