At school‚ how often have you been …
1. Hit by a student2. Hit by school staff3. Kicked or pushed by a student4. Kicked or pushed by school staff5. Badly beaten up6. Threatened with a knife or sharp weapon7. Attacked with a knife or sharp weapon8. Threatened with a gun9. Verbally or emotionally abused by a student; that is‚ being called names or having things said to you that make you feel bad about yourself or afraid10. Verbally or emotionally abused by school staff11. Sexually harassed by a student12. Sexually harassed by school staff13. Sexually assaulted14. Robbed
At school‚ how often have you seen others being …
1. Hit by a student2. Hit by school staff3. Kicked or pushed by a student4. Kicked or pushed by school staff5. Badly beaten up6. Threatened with a knife or sharp weapon7. Attacked with a knife or sharp weapon8. Threatened with a gun9. Verbally or emotionally abused by a student10. Verbally or emotionally abused by school staff11. Sexually harassed by a student12. Sexually harassed by school staff13. Sexually assaulted14. Robbed15. In a fight after drinking or getting high
In your neighborhood‚ how often have you been …
1. Hit2. Kicked3. Pushed or shoved4. Badly beaten up5. Threatened with a knife or sharp weapon6. Attacked with a knife or sharp weapon7. Threatened with a gun8. Shot at9. Verbally or emotionally abused‚ that is‚ being called names or having things said to you that make you feel bad about yourself or afraid10. Sexually harassed11. Sexually assaulted12. Robbed
In your neighborhood‚ how often have you seen others being …
1. Hit
2. Kicked3. Pushed or shoved4. Badly beaten up5. Threatened with a knife or sharp weapon6. Attacked with a knife or sharp weapon7. Threatened with a gun8. Shot at9. Verbally or emotionally abused10. Sexually harassed11. Sexually assaulted12. Robbed13. In a fight after drinking or getting high
At school‚ how often have you heard of other students being …
1. Hit by a student2. Hit by school staff3. Kicked or pushed by a student4. Kicked or pushed by school staff5. Badly beaten up6. Threatened with a knife or sharp weapon7. Attacked with a knife or sharp weapon8. Threatened with a gun9. Verbally or emotionally abused by a student‚ that is‚ they were called names or had things said to them that made them feel bad about themselves‚ or afraid10. Shot at11. Verbally or emotionally abused by school staff12. Sexually harassed by a student13. Sexually harassed by school staff14. Sexually assaulted15. Robbed16. In a fight after drinking or getting high
In your neighborhood‚ how often have you heard of others being …
1. Hit2. Kicked3. Pushed or shoved4. Badly beaten up5. Threatened with a knife or sharp weapon6. Attacked with a knife or sharp weapon7. Threatened with a gun8. Shot at9. Verbally or emotionally abused10. Sexually harassed11. Sexually assaulted12. Robbed13. In a fight after drinking or getting high
At home‚ in the past‚ how often have you been …
1. Hit2. Kicked3. Pushed or shoved4. Badly beaten up5. Threatened with a knife or sharp weapon6. Attacked with a knife or sharp weapon7. Threatened with a gun8. Shot at9. Verbally or emotionally abused10. Sexually harassed11. Sexually assaulted12. Robbed
At home‚ in the past‚ how often have you seen other family members being …
1. Hit2. Kicked3. Pushed or shoved4. Badly beaten up5. Threatened with a knife or sharp weapon6. Attacked with a knife or sharp weapon7. Threatened with a gun8. Shot at9. Verbally or emotionally abused10. Sexually harassed11. Sexually assaulted12. Robbed
At school‚ how often have you done these things?
1. Hit or kicked someone2. Pushed or shoved someone when you were angry3. Badly beaten somebody up4. Carried a knife or sharp weapon or other blade5. Threatened someone with a knife or sharp weapon6. Attacked someone with a knife or sharp weapon7. Carried a weapon8. Threatened someone with a gun9. Verbally or emotionally abused someone‚ that is‚ said something that made them feel bad about themselves‚ or afraid10. Sexually harassed someone11. Sexually assaulted someone12. Robbed someone13. Been suspended14. Gotten into a fight after drinking or getting high
Outside of school‚ how often have you done these things?
1. Hit or kicked someone2. Pushed or shoved someone when you were angry3. Badly beaten somebody up4. Carried a knife or sharp weapon or other blade5. Threatened someone with a knife or sharp weapon6. Attacked someone with a knife or sharp weapon7. Carried a weapon8. Threatened someone with a gun9. Verbally or emotionally abused someone‚ that is‚ said something that made them feel bad about themselves‚ or afraid10. Sexually harassed someone11. Sexually assaulted someone12. Robbed someone13. Been suspended14. Gotten into a fight after drinking or getting high
- violence
- victimization
This instrument can be found on pages 333-340 of Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes‚ Behaviors‚ and Influences Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools‚ available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/YV_Compendium.pdf
Point values are assigned as follows:
Never=1‚ Once=2‚ Sometimes=3‚ Often=4
Point values are assigned as indicated above. Items are scored by domain (school‚ community‚ family) and by whether violence is direct or vicarious. More specific timeframes can be used with this measure (e.g.‚ past 30 days‚ past 3 months‚ past 6 months).
Nadel H‚ Spellmann M‚ Alvaarez-Canino T‚ Lausell-Bryant L‚ Landsberg G. The cycle of violence and victimization: a study of the school-based intervention of a multidisciplinary youth violence prevention program. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1996:12(5 Suppl):109-119.