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C10. Reduced Aggression/Victimization Scale
Think about what happened DURING THE LAST 7 DAYS, when you answer these questions.
During the last 7 days:
1. How many times did a kid from your school tease you? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
2. How many times did a kid from your school push, shove, or hit you? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
3. How many times did a kid from your school call you a bad name? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
4.
How many times did kids from your school say that they were going
to hit you?
0
times
1
time
2
times
3
times
4
times
5
times
6+
times
0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
5. How many times did other kids leave you out on purpose? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
6.
How many times did a student make up something about you to make other
kids not like you anymore?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
7. How many times did you tease a kid from your school? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
8. How many times did you push, shove, or hit a kid from you school? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
9. How many times did you call a kid from your school a bad name? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
10. How many times did you say that you would hit a kid from your school? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
11. How many times did you leave out another kid on purpose? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
12.
How many times did you make up something about other students to make
other kids not like them anymore?
Adapted by Pamela Orpinas from the Aggression Scale: Orpinas & Frankowski, 2001.
Scoring Instructions
Point values are assigned as indicated above.
Victimization Scale:
Overt aggression: Items 1–4
Relational aggression: Items 5–6
Aggression Scale:
Overt aggression: Items 7–10
Relational aggression: Items 11–12
Each point represents one instance of victimization
or aggression reported by the student during the
week prior to the survey. If four or more items
are missing, the score cannot be computed. If
three or fewer items are missing, these values are
replaced by the respondent’s average. Ranges for
the victimization and aggression subscales are 0 to
24 and 0 to 12 for overt and relational aggression,
respectively. Higher scores indicate higher levels of
victimization and aggression.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
References
Orpinas, P., & Horne, A. M. (2006). Bullying
prevention: Creating a positive school climate and
developing social competence. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association.
Developer’s Contact Information
Pamela K. Orpinas, PhD
University of Georgia, School of Health Promotion
and Behavior
319 Ramsey Center
Athens, GA 30602
Tel: 706-542-4372
porpinas@uga.edu