Psychometric properties of the sign language version of the Thai version-Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire - victim scale

Authors

  • Kanokporn Iamwattanasin Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Sirinadda Punyapas Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Tikumporn Hosiri Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Keywords:

Bully, Hearing Impairment Student, Questionnaire, Sign Language

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and verify psychometric properties of the sign language version of Thai-version -Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire, victim scale in junior high school with hearing impairment and study about the experience being bullied in this group of students. The researcher translated the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (OBVQ) Thai version was translated into sign language according to Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Culture Adaptation of Self-Report Measure. Content validity was verified using Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC) by the 3-expert committee. The committee members consist of sign-language interpreter, hearing impaired and psychological expert. The results found that IOC score was greater than 0.50 for every item of the questionnaire. A pilot study was done excellently in 5-hearing impairment students on self-report questionnaire and sign language interview. 38 junior high school students from the School for the Deaf were enrolled. Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient of test-retest reliability was used to assess the reliability of the victim scale. Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient was 0.871 and intraclass correlation coefficient of test-retest reliability was 0.867 (95% CI 0.54-0.95). And, this study shows that the results suggest that the sign language version of Thai-version OBVQ, victim scale has good validity and reliability. It appears 47.37 % of student with hearing impairment being bullied at rate 2-3 time a month which is higher than reported by hearing students in another study before.

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2022-12-27

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Iamwattanasin, K. ., Punyapas, S. ., & Hosiri, T. . (2022). Psychometric properties of the sign language version of the Thai version-Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire - victim scale. Journal Of Ratchasuda Institute for Research and Development of Persons With Disabilities, 18(2), 76–93. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/RSjournal/article/view/265430