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Lucas Marcelo Rodríguez, Santiago Alejandro Resett, Milagros María Paz Grinóvero, José Eduardo Moreno
The quality of the friendship bonds in childhood is an important factor in the psychosocial development of individuals. A key aspect in this respect is the development and adaptation of instruments with well-known psychometric properties. To this end, the Bukowski, Hoza and Boivin Children`s Friendship Quality Scale Version 4.1 was applied to a sample of 509 children of both gender between 10 to 12 years (mean age = 10.65) attending primary school in the city of Parana, Argentina. A confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS 16.0 program was conducted to test the six-factor original structure postulated by the authors of the questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated an adequate fit (CFI = .90 and RMSEA = .044) for the proposed model. Cronbach Alpha coefficients ranged between .63 and .83. The subscales correlated significantly between r -.206 to .864. An indicator of its validity was that the different scales significantly correlated with being victimized and victimize others: r = .219 for conflict and being victimized, r = -.215 for fellowship and being victimized, r = .336 for bullying and conflict and r = -.269 to bullying and help.
