Florence Cyberbullying-Cybervictimization Scales (FCBVS): Factor structure and reliability in a sample of Italian adolescents

The aim of the present study is to analyze the psychometric properties of the FCBV Scales. FCBVS consist of two scales (18 items each one), one for perpetration and one for victimization. We used a classification based on the nature of the attack (Menesini et al., 2012; Nocentini et al. 2011) in order to define 4 types of behaviours for both cyberbullying and cybervictimization: written-verbal, visual, impersonation and exclusion. We tested different dimensional models using CFA and the best final model is a 4-factor model. The factors are: written-verbal (4 items), visual (3 items), impersonation (4 items) and exclusion (3 items). The second order CFA using these 4 factors confirmed that a “global” measure of cyberbullying and cybervictimization fits well with the data. Overall, the scales showed good validity (construct, concurrent, and convergent) and reliability (internal consistency and test–retest).