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Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents (BCS-A)

59 Shared Subjects

A brief self-report inventory that assesses online and offline peer victimization. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12223
Clinical Assessments
Behavior
06/25/2021
bcsa01
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Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR*
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month.
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported
bcsa_offline_1 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully offline/face-to-face: punched, hit, kicked, pushed or shoved me, on purpose. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_offline_2 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully offline/face-to-face: Forced me to do something I did not want to do. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_offline_3 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully offline/face-to-face: Told me others would not like me if I did not do what they said. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_offline_4 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully offline/face-to-face: Damaged, hid, or stole my belongings, on purpose. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_offline_5 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully offline/face-to-face: Called me mean or hurtful names. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_offline_6 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully offline/face-to-face: Said mean or hurtful things to me. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_offline_7 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully offline/face-to-face: Left me out of a group or an activity, or did not allow me to join in, on purpose. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_offline_8 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully offline/face-to-face: Spread lies or rumors about me, to hurt me or make others not like me. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_online_1 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully online/on the internet or mobile phones: Called me mean or hurtful names. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_online_2 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully online/on the internet or mobile phones: Sent or posted, mean or hurtful pictures/videos about me. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_online_3 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully online/on the internet or mobile phones: Told me others would not like me if I did not do what they said. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_online_4 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully online/on the internet or mobile phones: Left me out of a group or an activity, or did not allow me to join in, on purpose. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_online_5 Integer Recommended In the past 3 months, how many times has a bully online/on the internet or mobile phones: Spread lies or rumors about me, to hurt me or make others not like me. 0::4 0= This did not happen to me, 1= Once or twice, 2= Every few weeks, 3= About once a week, 4= Several times a week or more
bcsa_physical Float Recommended Victimization-Physical subscale 0::16 Sum of offline items 1-4
bcsa_verbal Float Recommended Victimization-Verbal subscale 0::10 Sum of offline items 5-6
bcsa_relational Float Recommended Victimization-Relational subscale 0::10 Sum of offline items 7-8
bcsa_cyber Float Recommended Victimization-Cyber subscale 0::20 Sum of online items 1-5
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