Frontiers in Psychology (Apr 2021)

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Teasing Questionnaire 23

  • Ali Ebrahimi,
  • Mojtaba Elhami Athar,
  • Mitra Hakim Shooshtari,
  • Hossain Karsazi,
  • Eric A Storch

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.664736
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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The current study was a cross-sectional research and aimed to investigate the factor structure, internal consistency, and validities of the Persian version of the Teasing Questionnaire-Revised (TQ-R). Forward and backward translations of the TQ-R were performed; face and content validities were determined based on comments by a sample of psychology students and specialists. Using the cluster sampling method, 290 participants were recruited, and 201 valid data (Mage = 23.53, SD = 3.53, 64.2% men) were analyzed. The factor structure was assessed by confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The result of the confirmatory factor analysis(es) did not confirm the proposed three, four, and five-factor models. EFA revealed four factors with 23 items, explaining 52.03% of the total variance. The internal consistency of the Persian version of Teasing Questionnaire 23 was in the excellent range (α = 0.92), and its expected associations with external correlates (e.g., depression and anxiety) supported the measure’s convergent validity. The findings indicated that the Persian version of the TQ-R has sound psychometric properties and can be used as a valid and reliable tool in research and clinical outcomes.

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