Questionnaire Description

This questionnaire focuses on exploring interpersonal relationships among peers, with emphasis on three key dimensions: aggressive (bullying) behavior, victimization, and pro-social behavior. It was developed and validated by Rigby and Slee (1993) and has been widely used in research settings that examine the psychosocial adjustment of children and adolescents.
It consists of 20 items, some of which serve as filler questions. The items are distributed among three distinct subscales: the Bully Scale includes items 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, and 17. The Victim Scale includes items 3, 8, 12, 18, and 19. The Pro-Social Scale includes items 5, 10, 15, and 20.

Data Analysis and Use

Responses are collected using a four-point Likert scale with the following options: Never (1), Once in a while (2), Pretty often (3), and Very often (4). For each subscale, the total score is calculated by summing the responses to the relevant items, providing an overall index for each of the three dimensions. Higher scores indicate more frequent occurrence of the corresponding behavior.

Use of Data

The resulting data can be used for educational psychological assessment, the design of anti-bullying intervention programs, research on students’ psychosocial adjustment, and monitoring the effectiveness of social skills development programs.

Purpose

The main purpose of the questionnaire is to record and assess the frequency of various forms of interpersonal behavior among peers in a school setting. It focuses on identifying aggressive behavior, victimization, and positive social interventions.

Scoring

The response scale is as follows:
Never = 1
Once in a while = 2
Pretty often = 3
Very often = 4
The score for each subscale is calculated by summing the responses to the corresponding items. For example, the Bully Scale score is derived from items 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, and 17.
For research purposes, a shorter 12-item version may also be used (consisting of the underlined items in the original questionnaire), as published in the original study.

References

Rigby, K., & Slee, P.T. (1993). Dimensions of interpersonal relating among Australian school children and their implications for psychological well-being. Journal of Social Psychology, 133(1), 33–42.