Monday, November 3, 2003: 1:30 PM-2:45 PM | |||
Development of the CATS: Child-Adolescent Teasing Scale | |||
| Learning Objective #1: Articulate the specific steps used in designing a psychometrically sound instrument to measure teasing in youth using multi-method/multi-site methodology | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Describe the psychometric properties of the Child-Adolescent Teasing Scale | |||
| Many nurses frequently intervene with the 9-14% of children who experience chronic teasing and bullying. Although teasing is a normal part of development, when teasing becomes chronic or deteriorates to bullying, it may result in psychological and physical sequelae and be deleterious to children's general well-being. Despite its ubiquitousness, the measurement of chronic teasing/bullying has received little attention by researchers. In part, this is because the interrelationships between teasing and bullying are complex, difficult to define and lack conceptual clarity. This symposium will report the findings of a multi-site, multi-method, methodological study to develop a psychometrically defensible instrument measuring teasing among middle school youth from diverse backgrounds. First, an overview of teasing, bullying, their relationships, and related conceptual issues will be presented. Second, the process used in developing the CATS: Child-Adolscent Teasing Scale will be presented including the focus group data used in construct development and initial item generation and the psychometric evaluation of the CATS. Lastly, the influence of selected demographic and psychosocial factors on reported teasing will be identified. Throughout the presentations, specific developmental and cross-cultural considerations encountered in conducting school-based research across diverse geographical locations (5 states) will be highlighted. This symposium directly addresses Healthy Children 2010 health status and risk reduction objectives. | |||
| Organizer: | Judith A. Vessey, PhD, MBA, FAAN | ||
| A Theoretical Model of Teasing and Bullying Judith A. Vessey, PhD, MBA, FAAN, June A. Horowitz, PhD, FAAN | |||
| "Being Different in Any Way": Comparisons Joyce David, BSN, MSNc, Judith A. Vessey, PhD, MBA, FAAN, June A. Horowitz, PhD, FAAN, Karen L. Carlson, RNC, PhD, Carolyn Montoya, RN, MSN, PNP, Joan F. Bradley, RN, MSN | |||
| Development & Psychometric Evaluation of the Child-Adolescent Teasing Scale Mary E. Duffy, PhD, FAAN, Judith A. Vessey, PhD, MBA, FAAN, June A. Horowitz, PhD, FAAN, Karen L. Carlson, RNC, PhD, Joan F. Bradley, RN, MSN, Carolyn Montoya, RN, MSN, PNP, Joyce David, BSN, MSNc | |||
| The Influence of Demographic and Psychosocial Factors on Reported Teasing and Bullying Experiences in Middle-School Youth June A. Horowitz, PhD, FAAN, Judith A. Vessey, PhD, MBA, FAAN, Karen L. Carlson, RNC, PhD, Mary E. Duffy, PhD, FAAN, Joyce David, BSN, MSNc, Katherine Gregory, MSN | |||
37th Biennial Convention - Scientific Session
Sigma Theta Tau International