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Bullying is a widespread problem in schools. There would be a benefit in the availability of a valid instrument for its measurement in France. The Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire revised (BVQr) (Olweus, 1996) [21] is one of the most widely used bullying self-report in the world, but no data are available on its validity for its use with French adolescents.

Objectives. - The purpose of this study was twofold. The main purpose was to assess the validity of the French adaptation of the BVQr. The second objective was to investigate validity of the use of the cut-off recommended by Solberg and Olweus (2-3 times a month) to identify the profiles of students in school-bullying: victim, bully, bully/victim or neutral.

Participants and methods. - A total of 1422 adolescents (mean age = 14.3) from French middle-high and high- schools participated in the study. The questionnaires were administered during individual interviews. A …