Development and confirmatory factor analysis of the abuse within intimate relationships scale

    Authors

    W. I. Borjesson; G. A. Aarons;M. E. Dunn

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Interpers. Violence

    Keywords

    intimate partner abuse; domestic violence; confirmatory factor analysis; relationship abuse; CONFLICT TACTICS SCALE; VIOLENCE; STUDENTS; STRESS; Criminology & Penology; Family Studies; Psychology, Applied

    Abstract

    To facilitate development of effective prevention programs, there is a need to identify precursors to intimate partner violence. As a first step in this direction, this study was designed to develop a psychometrically sound measure of intimate partner abuse for young adults. Potential items were derived by examining existing measures and from responses of a sample of college students to four open-ended questions. A second sample of college students completed all items, and responses were subjected to exploratory factor analysis followed by confirmatory factor analysis. Results indicated that two general factors (physical and psychological abuse) with five subfactors (overt violence, restricting acts, emotional abuse, deceptive behaviors, and verbal abuse) were confirmable with excellent fit indices. The newly developed measure could shed light on early predictors of abusive behavior and provide a foundation for new early intervention strategies.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    Volume

    18

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    295

    Last Page

    309

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000180999100005

    ISSN

    0886-2605

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