The Construction and Standardization of a Domestic Violence Questionnaire
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Date
2014-01
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Scientific Research
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to standardize the self-reported domestic violence scale. 530 participants
were randomly selected via clustered sampling methods from married students of The Islamic Azad University
of district 8 in Iran. According to this scale, a total score was measured for domestic violence and
also, based on exploratory factor analysis, 2 scores were measured for two dimensions of domestic violence,
and these dimensions are: 1) Psycho-physical violence, 2) Control violence (sexual, economic, coercive
violence). The reliability of this test was measured with internal consistency (α = 0.915) and the
test retest method (r = 0.987). The criterion validity of this scale was significant and this scale had a significant
relationship with the quality of marital life test. This scale can be used by psychologists and researchers
for diagnostic assessment, intervening programs and identification of domestic violence dimensions.
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Domestic Violence Scale, Psycho-Physical Violence, Control Violence, Standardization, Reliability, Validity
Citation
Sociology Mind 2014. Vol.4, No.1, 51-57