"Even 'daily' is not enough": How well do we measure domestic violence and abuse?-A think-aloud study of a commonly used self-report scale

Violence and Victims

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-26

  Evans, Maggie ^a   Gregory, Alison ^a   Feder, Gene ^a   Howarth, Emma ^b   Hegarty, Kelsey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NIHR CLAHRC East of England   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abused women; Cognitive interviewing; Composite abuse scale; Intimate partner violence; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMAN; CRIME VICTIM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SPOUSE ABUSE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961644287     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00024     Document Type: Article

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