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

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-309

  Borjesson, Wiveca I ^a   Aarons, Gregory A ^b,c   Dunn, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Domestic violence; Intimate partner abuse; Relationship abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037287382     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260502250089     Document Type: Article

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