Abstract

FERNANDES, Grazielli et al. Pilot study for the validation of the Cartoon Test for the Brazilian context. Aval. psicol. [online]. 2022, vol.21, n.3, pp. 302-310. ISSN 1677-0471.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15689/ap.2022.2103.20973.06.

The Cartoon Test is an instrument that analyzes the perception of children and adolescents about the meaning of bullying through scenes of interaction between peers in the school environment. This qualitative exploratory study is the second phase of validation of the instrument in Brazil. The aim is to verify whether the participants understand both the images and captions of the cartoons and to record the words used to describe the inappropriate behaviors. Eight focus groups were carried out, with 52 students, aged between eight and 14 years, from two cities in Rio Grande do Sul. The instruments used were: sociodemographic questionnaire, record sheet and Cartoon Test. Content analysis was performed. The results showed that the instrument was understood by all the participants and bullying was the word most used to describe the aggressive situations. A reduction in the number of cartoons administered to children is suggested, in order to avoid exhaustion.

Keywords : school violence; aggressive behavior; social behavior; test standardizing; racial discrimination.

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