Construct validity and reliability of Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire – Brazilian version

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica

Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Generalized Partial Credit Model (GPCM) of items in the victim scale of Brazilian Portuguese version of the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (QBO), assuming variable discriminating power across items

Item		Severity of response category		Discrimination	Reliability^c
Item		1 to 2^a	2 to 3^a	Discrimination	Reliability^c
20	Somebody said bad things about me or my family	32.5	38.7	2.13	0.84
15	I was followed inside or outside the school	40.1	44.7	1.88	0.85
3	I was threatened	34.1	40.5	1.77	0.85
12	People laughed and pointed at me	34.3	39.8	1.57	0.84
19	Somebody falsely accused me of snitching things from my classmates	35.8	40.6	1.48	0.84
21	Somebody tried to make other dislike me	34.8	40.4	1.47	0.85
7	Somebody yelled at me	31	38.6	1.43	0.84
23	Somebody used the Internet or a cell phone to harm/offend me	41.3	43.3	1.42	0.85
13	Somebody gave me nicknames I didn’t like	32.1	36.9	1.33	0.84
14	I was cornered/pushed against a wall^b	45.8	41.7	1.28	0.85
9	I was insulted because of a physical characteristic	35.8	38.2	1.23	0.85
17	I was not allowed to join a group of classmates	38.9	43.5	1.19	0.85
18	I was totally ignored by others	37.8	45.1	1.19	0.85
2	Somebody pulled my hair or scratched me	38.9	44.9	1.11	0.85
1	Somebody punched, kicked, or pushed me	34.9	43.6	1.1	0.85
10	I was humiliated because of my sexual preference of mannerisms^b	50	39.9	1.09	0.85
16	I was sexually harassed^b	51.1	41.3	1.04	0.85
22	I was forced to physically harm a classmate^b	48.7	41.8	1.03	0.85
6	Somebody broke my things	36.4	43.6	1.01	0.86
8	I was insulted because of my color or race^b	43.6	41.9	0.96	0.85
5	Somebody snatched my money or belongings without my consent^b	46.9	45.5	0.92	0.85
4	I was forced to hand over my money or belongings^b	55.2	43.1	0.88	0.85
11	Somebody made fun of my accent^b	47.7	41.9	0.86	0.85