Exploring the Relation Between Bullying and Homophobic Verbal Content: The Homophobic Content Agent Target (HCAT) Scale.

This investigation quantitatively examines the association among homophobic content, bullying, victimization, empathy, and several psychosocial outcomes of these constructs. The 2-factor Homophobic Content Agent Target (HCAT) scale was developed and validated among 191 middle school students to asse...

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Publicado en:Violence & Victims Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 513 - 529
Autores principales: Poteat, V. Paul, Espelage, Dorothy L.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. October 2005
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        Aggression testing
        Test validity
        Attitude testing
        Homosexuality
        Examinations
        Verbal behavior
        Middle school students
        Students' conduct of life
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          Aggression testing
          Test validity
          Attitude testing
          Homosexuality
          Examinations
          Verbal behavior
          Middle school students
          Students' conduct of life
      keyword: Aggression (Psychology) -- Tests and scales -- Validity
      ab: This investigation quantitatively examines the association among homophobic content, bullying, victimization, empathy, and several psychosocial outcomes of these constructs. The 2-factor Homophobic Content Agent Target (HCAT) scale was developed and validated among 191 middle school students to assess the extent to which students both use and are called various epithets in reference to sexual orientation. Cronbach reliability coefficients of α = .85 were obtained for both factors. Convergent validity was demonstrated with scales measuring bullying, fighting, victimization, relational aggression and victimization, anxiety and depression, and delinquency. Discriminant validity was demonstrated in comparison with school sense of belonging, empathy, and perspective-taking. Discriminative validity was demonstrated through sex differences on several scales. Results strongly suggest that homophobic content is prevalent in various forms of aggression and victimization, and that future research should examine the role of homophobia in bullying and victimization in schools. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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