Objective: This study aims to translate, adapt, and validate the Cybergossip Questionnaire (CGQ) among Chinese college students.
Methods: The Chinese version of the CGQ was translated using the Chinese-English back-translation method and administered to 1 006 university students. Item analysis, reliability analysis, and structural validity analysis were conducted on the Chinese version of the CGQ. The cyberbullying subscale and the cyber-victimization subscale of the Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory (RCBI), the Negative School Gossip Scale, and the Problematic Mobile Social Media Usage Assessment Questionnaire were used to assess criterion-related and discriminant validity.
Results: (1) The Chinese version of the CGQ included 9 items, all of which showed good discrimination power, with item-total correlation coefficients ranging from 0.485 to 0.685; (2) The Chinese version of CGQ had favorable reliability, with a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.885 and a test-retest reliability of 0.716; (3) Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the single factor model of the Chinese version of CGQ. The questionnaire was positively associated with the criterion variables, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.307 to 0.392, and demonstrated good discriminant validity.
Conclusion: The Chinese version of CGQ has good reliability and validity, making it suitable for use among Chinese college students.
ZHANG Xiusong
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HUANG Luyi
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ZHANG Jiayi
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ZHANG Yunming
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HUANG Liang
. Development and Validation of the Cybergossip Questionnaire Among Chinese College Students[J]. Psychological Communications, 2024
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DOI: 10.12100/j.issn.2096-5494.224014
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