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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000184

Theoretischer Hintergrund: Im deutschsprachigen Raum liegt kein geeignetes Instrument zur retrospektiven Erfassung von Peerviktimisierung vor. Fragestellung: Ziele der Studie waren die Entwicklung und Evaluation einer Ereignisliste, mit der belastende Sozialerfahrungen in der Peergroup retrospektiv erfasst werden können. Methode: Der Fragebogen zu belastenden Sozialerfahrungen (FBS) wurde nach inhaltlichen Überlegungen erstellt. Die psychometrischen Eigenschaften wurden mittels einer Internetbefragung (N = 995) überprüft. Ergebnisse: Die Stichprobe war hinsichtlich psychischer Symptomatik und sozialer Ängstlichkeit überdurchschnittlich belastet. Die Stabilität der Angaben kann als zufriedenstellend beurteilt werden. Die Konstruktvalidität wird durch Zusammenhänge des FBS mit psychischer Symptombelastung und sozialen Ängsten bestätigt. Signifikant höhere FBS-Werte der hoch Sozialängstlichen verglichen mit den niedrig Sozialängstlichen liefern Hinweise auf diskriminative Validität. Schlussfolgerung: Der Einsatz des FBS in Forschung und Praxis kann empfohlen werden. Weitere Validierungsstudien an klinischen und nicht klinischen Stichprobe stehen aus.


Development and evaluation of a questionnaire on stressful social experiences in peer groups (FBS)

Background: There is a lack of retrospective measures of peer victimization in the German language. Objective: The aim of the study was to construct and evaluate an event list for the retrospective assessment of stressful social experiences encountered in peer groups. Methods: The construction of the questionnaire „Fragebogen zu belastenden Sozialerfahrungen” (FBS; Questionnaire on stressful social experiences) was based on conceptual considerations. The psychometric properties were determined through data from an online survey (N = 995). Results: Psychological distress and social anxiety of the sample were above the average of a healthy population. The questionnaire presented with satisfying stability over a 20-month period. Construct validity could be confirmed through correlations between the FBS and psychological distress as well as social anxiety. Subjects with high levels of social anxiety had significantly higher FBS scores compared to subjects with low levels of social anxiety, which indicates discriminative validity. Conclusions: The FBS can be recommended for use in research and practice. However, further validation in clinical and non-clinical samples is indicated.

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