Will we be capable? Creating and validating the AVACIE scale to evaluate pre-service teachers' self-competence in assessing cyberbullying.
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| Title: | Will we be capable? Creating and validating the AVACIE scale to evaluate pre-service teachers' self-competence in assessing cyberbullying. |
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| Authors: | Bautista, Pablo1 (AUTHOR), Vicente, Eva2 (AUTHOR), Cano, Jacobo1 (AUTHOR) jcano@unizar.es |
| Source: | European Journal of Teacher Education. Jul2026, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p648-664. 17p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Teacher education, *Primary education, Cyberbullying, Self-efficacy, Gender differences (Sociology), Psychometrics, Structural equation modeling |
| Abstract: | Future teachers need to be competent in supporting students and families to detect and cope with cyberbullying. The objectives of this study are to create and validate the AVACIE scale to evaluate future teachers' self-competence. 332 university students from the Primary Education Teacher Training Degree were recruited. The AVACIE scale consists of four factors and a total of 14 items measured on a 10-point Likert scale. Internal consistency was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega. The validity of the scale was confirmed through CFA using the maximum likelihood robust method. Finally, multigroup analysis of structural equations models (SEM) was also included to ascertain the possible role of gender in the model. SEM's goodness of fit was adequate for both genders, and significant differences were found in the correlation between factors. The AVACIE scale could provide a starting point for understanding how to approach university education to face of cyberbullying. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Future teachers need to be competent in supporting students and families to detect and cope with cyberbullying. The objectives of this study are to create and validate the AVACIE scale to evaluate future teachers' self-competence. 332 university students from the Primary Education Teacher Training Degree were recruited. The AVACIE scale consists of four factors and a total of 14 items measured on a 10-point Likert scale. Internal consistency was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega. The validity of the scale was confirmed through CFA using the maximum likelihood robust method. Finally, multigroup analysis of structural equations models (SEM) was also included to ascertain the possible role of gender in the model. SEM's goodness of fit was adequate for both genders, and significant differences were found in the correlation between factors. The AVACIE scale could provide a starting point for understanding how to approach university education to face of cyberbullying. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 02619768 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02619768.2024.2372448 |
