School Bonding in Early Adolescence Psychometrics of the Brief Survey of School Bonding

The comprehensive assessment of middle school student bonding is important for basic research and to evaluate interventions. In this study, the psychometric properties of three assessment tools found in the literature were examined individually and then combined to create a shorter survey. With mino...

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Published in:The Journal of early adolescence Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 245 - 275
Main Authors: Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne, Weber, Judith L., Moore, Page C., Johnson, Danya, Williams, Ed R., Ward, Wendy L., Robbins, James M., Phillips, B. Allyson
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2015
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Attachment Behavior
Attendance
Behavior Problems
Bullying
Children
Crime
Evaluation Methods
Factor Analysis
Goodness of Fit
Intervention
Middle School Students
Peer relationships
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Redundancy
Risk
Social interaction
Social Theories
Statistical Analysis
Student Participation
Student School Relationship
Student Surveys
Surveys
Urban Schools
Validity
psychometrics
school engagement
school bonding
middle school
ISSN:0272-4316, 1552-5449
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Summary:The comprehensive assessment of middle school student bonding is important for basic research and to evaluate interventions. In this study, the psychometric properties of three assessment tools found in the literature were examined individually and then combined to create a shorter survey. With minor modifications, the tools were found to be psychometrically sound; however, they were burdensome in length and contained redundancy. This motivated the development of a shorter tool that was included in a cyclical process of multiple samples of students (n = 53, 1,911, 2,050) in three phases. The cyclical process involved combining the three surveys, eliminating redundancy, and then examining the psychometric properties of the reduced survey. A final forth phase of the study resulted in a brief but comprehensive survey, Brief Survey of School Bonding. It was found to be psychometrically sound and appropriate for use with children 10 to 15 years of age.
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ISSN:0272-4316
1552-5449
DOI:10.1177/0272431614530808