Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample

In recent years, bullying research has transitioned from investigating the characteristics of the bully?victim dyad to examining bullying as a grouplevel process, in which the majority of children play some kind of role. This study used a shortened adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) to i...

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Authors: Lucas Molina, Beatriz, Williamson, Ariel, Pulido Valero, Rosa, Calderón López, Sonsoles
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Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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Keyword:Bullying
Participant roles
Gender
Measurement invariance
Sociometric
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spelling Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sampleMeasurement invariance across gender and relationship with sociometric statusLucas Molina, BeatrizWilliamson, ArielPulido Valero, RosaCalderón López, SonsolesBullyingParticipant rolesGenderMeasurement invarianceSociometricIn recent years, bullying research has transitioned from investigating the characteristics of the bully?victim dyad to examining bullying as a grouplevel process, in which the majority of children play some kind of role. This study used a shortened adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) to identify these roles in a representative sample of 2,050 Spanish children aged 8 to 13 years. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed three different roles, indicating that the adapted scale remains a reliable way to distinguish the Bully, Defender, and Outsider roles. In addition, measurement invariance of the adapted scale was examined to analyze possible gender differences among the roles. Peer status was assessed separately by gender through two sociometric procedures: the nominations-based method and the ratingsbased method. Across genders, children in the Bully role were more often rated as rejected, whereas Defenders were more popular. Results suggest that although the PRS can reveal several different peer roles in the bullying process, a more clear distinction between bullying roles (i.e., Bully, Assistant,and Reinforcer) could better inform strategies for bullying interventions.201620162014info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/plainapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10578/8773reponame:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLMinstname:Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaInglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/87732026-05-27T07:36:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample
Measurement invariance across gender and relationship with sociometric status
title Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample
spellingShingle Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample
Lucas Molina, Beatriz
Bullying
Participant roles
Gender
Measurement invariance
Sociometric
title_short Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample
title_full Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample
title_fullStr Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample
title_full_unstemmed Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample
title_sort Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lucas Molina, Beatriz
Williamson, Ariel
Pulido Valero, Rosa
Calderón López, Sonsoles
author Lucas Molina, Beatriz
author_facet Lucas Molina, Beatriz
Williamson, Ariel
Pulido Valero, Rosa
Calderón López, Sonsoles
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author2 Williamson, Ariel
Pulido Valero, Rosa
Calderón López, Sonsoles
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bullying
Participant roles
Gender
Measurement invariance
Sociometric
topic Bullying
Participant roles
Gender
Measurement invariance
Sociometric
description In recent years, bullying research has transitioned from investigating the characteristics of the bully?victim dyad to examining bullying as a grouplevel process, in which the majority of children play some kind of role. This study used a shortened adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) to identify these roles in a representative sample of 2,050 Spanish children aged 8 to 13 years. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed three different roles, indicating that the adapted scale remains a reliable way to distinguish the Bully, Defender, and Outsider roles. In addition, measurement invariance of the adapted scale was examined to analyze possible gender differences among the roles. Peer status was assessed separately by gender through two sociometric procedures: the nominations-based method and the ratingsbased method. Across genders, children in the Bully role were more often rated as rejected, whereas Defenders were more popular. Results suggest that although the PRS can reveal several different peer roles in the bullying process, a more clear distinction between bullying roles (i.e., Bully, Assistant,and Reinforcer) could better inform strategies for bullying interventions.
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