Validation of the Subtle and Overt Psychological Abuse Scale: An examination of construct validity

Violence and Victims

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 407-416

  Jones, Shallimar ^a   Davidson II, William S ^a   Bogat, G Anne ^a   Levendosky, Alytia ^a   Von Eye, Alexander ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Discriminant validity; Psychological abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SUBTLE AND OVERT PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 27544476453     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.20.4.407     Document Type: Article

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