The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Versions of the Cyberbullying Perpetration Questionnaire

Abstract

The psychometric properties of the Persian version of the cyberbullying perpetration questionnaire were assessed in this study, which included reliability, validity, confirmatory factorial analysis, and gender differences in youth. This is a correlational research design that adheres to the common principles and techniques of psychometrics. It is an applied survey study that was conducted in 2022 and is based on a test construction methodology. 474 participants were selected from the statistical population, which consisted of young individuals aged 18 to 35 residing in Tehran and Shiraz, using convenience sampling. The cyberbullying Perpetration Questionnaire (CPQ) was translated in four stages. Using Cronbach’s alpha, Pearson correlation coefficient, confirmatory factorial analysis, and independent-samples t-tests at a significance level of 0.05, the collected data were analyzed in SPSS and AMOS software version 26. A one-factor model with fit indexes that were favorable (X2/df= 2.613, GFI= 0.953, IFI= 0.950, CFI= 0.949, PCLOSE= 0.109, RMSEA= 0.058) was supported by the confirmatory factorial analysis. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the cyberbullying Perpetration Questionnaire was 0.85, and test-retest reliability was 0.67. The perpetration of cyberbullying was significantly different between males and females (t=3.91, p<0.001). The cyberbullying Perpetration Questionnaire exhibited favorable psychometric properties for the purpose of assessing the perpetration of cyberbullying in young individuals.

Keywords

• confirmatory factorial analysis
• cyberbullying
• psychometrics
• reliability
• validity