Development and validation of the scale of psychological abuse in intimate partner violence (EAPA-P)
Background: In the context of intimate partner violence, psychological abuse (PA) has progressively gained scientifi c relevance. Even so, a greater effort is needed to defi ne and evaluate psychological intimate partner abuse. A new exhaustive and operative taxonomy of PA strategies leads to the co...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/677426 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/677426 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psychological abuse Scale Instrumental studies Intimate partner violence Validation Abuso psicológico Escala Estudio instrumental Validación Violencia de pareja Psicología |
| Sumario: | Background: In the context of intimate partner violence, psychological abuse (PA) has progressively gained scientifi c relevance. Even so, a greater effort is needed to defi ne and evaluate psychological intimate partner abuse. A new exhaustive and operative taxonomy of PA strategies leads to the contribution of a new evaluation instrument. Method: Participants were 101 women between 24 and 82 years old, who were abused by their partners and attended to in different municipal Catalan services, specialized in the topic. Results: The analyses have shown the suitability of a 19-item instrument divided into two factors: (1) direct PA strategies and (2) indirect PA strategies. The former includes strategies that affect the emotional, cognitive and behavioral dimension of the victim. The latter includes items that measure the amount of control and domination over the victim’s context. This scale has adequate psychometric properties in terms of score reliability and the validity of the relationship with other women’s health variables. Conclusions: The EAPA-P, created based on a new defi nition and taxonomy of the forms of PA, is presented as a valid instrument to detect and measure intimate partner PA |
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