Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the domestic violence-related financial issues scale (DV-FI)

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 569-585

  Weaver, Terri L ^a,d   Sanders, Cynthia K ^b   Campbell, Carole L ^c   Schnabel, Meg ^d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Redevelopment Opportunities for Women ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Domestic violence; Economic abuse; Financial

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249084800     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508317176     Document Type: Article

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