Validation of the Forms of Bullying Scale-Perpetration (FBS-P) in the United States

The Forms of Bullying Scale was introduced in 2013 and was normed with a large group of Australian students aged 12 to 15 (Shaw et al., 2013). To date, no researchers have attempted to validate FBS on adolescents in the United States. The purpose of this paper is to provide validation for the Forms of Bullying Scale -- Perpetration (FBS-P; Shaw et al., 2013) in the United States. Despite no language differences, it is possible cross-cultural differences exist that would alter the psychometric properties of the measure when used with an American sample. Four hundred eighty-six adolescents ages 14-18 in the United States took the FBS-P through an online survey program and the shortened version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ; Bryant & Smith, 2001). Results and implications are discussed.