Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1987

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop a peer nominating instrument for identifying children victimized by their peers. Results supported the reliability and validity of the Children's Aggression and Victimization Inventory (CAVI). Test items were highly intercorrelated; test-retest stability was high; consensus among peers on victim nominations was strong. A secondary goal was to assess developmental trends in victimization. Between the third and sixth grades, physical victimization decreased while verbal victimization remained level. Rates of victimization were greater for boys than for girls. A final aim was to search for links between the CAVI victim scale and aggression, intelligence and sociometric status. Aggression and victimization were independent of one another but both contributed significantly to children's rejection by peers. Implications of the research and suggestions for future uses of the CAVI are discussed.

Extent

45 p.

Comments

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.

Identifier

FADT14391

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