Intimate Partner Violence Fear-11 Scale: An Item Response Analysis.

IF 2.4 2区 心理学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Psychology of Violence Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-30 DOI:10.1037/vio0000440
Tami P Sullivan, Danielle Chiaramonte, D Angus Clark, Suzanne Swan
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Abstract

Objective: Victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) often fear their intimate partners and the abuse they perpetrate against them. Fear in the context of IPV has been studied for decades yet, we lack a rigorously validated measure. The purpose of this study was to comprehensively evaluate the psychometric properties of a multi-item scale measuring fear of an abusive male partner and/or the abuse he perpetrates.

Method: We used Item Response modeling to evaluate the psychometric properties of a scale measuring women's fear of IPV by their male partner across two distinct samples: 1) a calibration sample of 412 women and 2) a confirmation sample of 298 women.

Results: Results provide a detailed overview of the psychometric functioning of the Intimate Partner Violence Fear-11 Scale. Items were strongly related to the latent fear factor, with discrimination values universally above a = 0.80 in both samples. Overall, the IPV Fear-11 Scale is psychometrically robust across both samples. All items were highly discriminating and the full scale was reliable across the range of the latent fear trait. Reliability was exceptionally high for measuring individuals experiencing moderate to high levels of fear. Finally, the IPV Fear-11 Scale was moderately to strongly correlated with depression symptoms, posttraumatic stress symptoms and physical victimization.

Conclusions: The IPV Fear-11 Scale was psychometrically robust across both samples and was associated with a number of relevant covariates. Results support the utility of the IPV Fear-11 Scale for assessing fear of an abusive partner among women in relationships with men.

亲密伴侣暴力恐惧-11 量表:项目反应分析
目的:亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)的受害者通常会惧怕亲密伴侣以及他们对自己实施的虐待。几十年来,人们一直在研究 IPV 背景下的恐惧,但我们还缺乏一个经过严格验证的测量方法。本研究的目的是全面评估一个多项目量表的心理测量特性,该量表用于测量对施虐男性伴侣和/或其施虐行为的恐惧感:我们使用项目反应模型来评估测量女性害怕男性伴侣实施 IPV 的量表在两个不同样本中的心理测量特性:1)412 名女性的校准样本;2)298 名女性的确认样本:结果:结果详细概述了亲密伴侣暴力恐惧-11 量表的心理测量功能。在两个样本中,项目与潜在恐惧因子密切相关,区分度值普遍高于 a = 0.80。总体而言,在两个样本中,IPV 恐惧-11 量表在心理测量学上都是稳健的。所有项目都具有很高的区分度,整个量表在潜在恐惧特质的范围内都是可靠的。在测量中度到高度恐惧的个体时,信度特别高。最后,IPV 恐惧-11 量表与抑郁症状、创伤后应激症状和身体受害情况呈中度到高度相关:结论:在两个样本中,IPV 恐惧-11 量表在心理测量学上都是稳健的,并且与许多相关的协变量有关。结果支持IPV恐惧-11量表在评估与男性有关系的女性对虐待伴侣的恐惧时的实用性。
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