Preliminary Report on the Accountability Scale: A Change and Outcome Measure for Intimate Partner Violence Research

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela M. Costa ◽  
Brittany Canady ◽  
Julia C. Babcock
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Two Factors

The current study investigated the reliability of a new self-report questionnaire assessing accountability for the perpetration of intimate partner violence. The Accountability Scale (AS) is a brief, Likert-type measure designed to assess the degree to which perpetrators acknowledge and accept responsibility for their violent actions. In Study #1, an exploratory factor analysis on a clinical sample revealed two factors: Acknowledging Harm and Internalizing Responsibility. In Study #2, the factor structure was replicated on a community sample using confirmatory factor analysis, revealing an 11-item solution. Factor 1 was related to readiness to change but negatively related to social desirability, suggesting convergent and discriminant validity of that subscale. Factor 2 was negatively related to Factor 1 in the community sample, calling into question the construct of accountability. Preliminary evidence suggests that the AS shows promise as a brief and reliable tool to assess forms of accountability. Future research will examine if the two factors of accountability function as mechanisms of change and outcome measures in intimate partner violence intervention research.

A Comparison of Women Versus Men Charged With Intimate Partner Violence: General Risk Factors, Attitudes Regarding Using Violence, and Readiness to Change

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Simmons ◽  
Peter Lehmann ◽  
Norman Cobb
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Matched Sample ◽  
Diversion Program ◽  
High Level

The current descriptive study seeks to broaden empirical understanding about women charged with intimate partner violence by comparing a sample of women in a domestic violence diversion program (N = 78) to a matched sample of men (N = 78) in the same program on measurements of general risk factors, attitudes toward using violence, and readiness to change. Findings indicate that the women charged with intimate partner violence are a heterogeneous group, endorse risk factors that show an elevated likelihood they will continue to use violence, demonstrate a high level of tolerance for using violence in their relationship, and may be highly amenable to treatment opportunities. Implications for practice and future research are addressed.

Development and Validation of the Stalking and Obsessive Relational Intrusions Questionnaire (SORI-Q)

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110428
Author(s):  
Dominick Gamache ◽  
Claudia Savard ◽  
Jonathan Faucher ◽  
Marie-Ève Cloutier
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Validation Data ◽  
Development And Validation

Stalking and obsessive relational intrusions both refer to a pervasive and unwanted pattern of pursuit behaviors, the former being a criminal offense evoking fear and a sense of menace in the victim, while the latter may be perceived as annoying or otherwise undesirable, but not necessarily fear inducing. While the individual and societal costs of stalking and obsessive relational intrusion are increasingly recognized, research regarding these behaviors and their consequences has been limited by measurement issues, as most studies have relied on questionnaires and checklists based on very limited validation data. The goal of the present study is to report on the development and validation of the Stalking and Obsessive Relational Intrusions Questionnaire (SORI-Q), a 28-item self-report questionnaire designed to probe for perpetration of stalking-like behaviors. Young adults (age 18–30 years) from a community sample ( N = 1,804; 82.6% women) were recruited online. They completed the SORI-Q, along with measures of dark personality traits, insecure attachment dimensions, and intimate partner violence. Overall, the SORI-Q displayed sound psychometric properties. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis yielded a two-factor solution ( Hyper-intimacy and Domineering control) with adequate to good fit indices. The total scale and the two factor scores showed high internal consistency (above 0.70 for all indices). A number of gender differences were observed at total-, factor-, and item-level, the most outstanding being that women had a higher score on the total SORI-Q score, and on the Domineering control factor and most of its items. The questionnaire showed conceptually meaningful positive correlations with dark personality traits, attachment anxiety, and intimate partner violence. Dominance analysis revealed that attachment anxiety and Machiavellianism were the strongest statistical predictors of SORI-Q scores. The SORI-Q should be seen as a promising new measure of stalking-like and ORI behaviors in young adults from community settings.

Development and Validation of Lost Days of Labor Productivity Scale to Evaluate the Business Cost of Intimate Partner Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052094453
Author(s):  
Nata Duvvury ◽  
Arístides Vara-Horna ◽  
Mrinal Chadha
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Impact

Developing scientific evidence showing the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on companies’ productivity is an effective way to involve them in IPV prevention. However, there are no suitable and brief self-report instruments available that measure this impact on labor settings. This study develops and assesses the measurement properties of lost days of labor productivity scale based on tardiness, absenteeism, and presenteeism which may be due to IPV. Fourteen items have been developed and tested for 2,017 employees in 306 companies in Ghana, Pakistan, and South Sudan. Descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis, heterotrait–monotrait matrix, and reliability coefficients have been conducted to assess the reliability of the scores. Confirmatory factor analysis indicates a two-factor second-order solution, stable by sex and countries. All subscales demonstrate good reliability, construct and discriminant validity, showing that the scale is a valid and reliable self-report questionnaire, which may measure the impact of IPV on businesses.

Trait Jealousy Moderates the Relationship Between Alcohol Problems and Intimate Partner Violence Among Men in Batterer Intervention Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1132-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meagan J. Brem ◽  
Ryan C. Shorey ◽  
Emily F. Rothman ◽  
Jeff R. Temple ◽  
Gregory L. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Batterer Intervention Programs

Informed by alcohol myopia theory and Leonard’s heuristic model of intimate partner violence (IPV), we hypothesized that alcohol problems would positively relate to IPV among men with high, but not low, trait jealousy. We collected cross-sectional, self-report data from 74 men arrested for domestic violence and court-ordered to batterer intervention programs (BIP). Alcohol problems positively related to physical and sexual IPV among men with high, but not low, trait jealousy. Results provide preliminary support for the need for BIP to target both jealousy-related cognitions and alcohol problems. Future research should investigate jealousy in relation to alcohol-related IPV.

The Revised Safe At Home Instrument for Assessing Readiness to Change Intimate Partner Violence

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey L. Begun ◽  
Michael J. Brondino ◽  
Daniel Bolt ◽  
Benjamin Weinstein ◽  
Terri Strodthoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Report Measure ◽  
At Home

This article describes the development and factor structure of the Revised Safe At Home instrument, a 35-item self-report measure designed to assess individuals’ readiness to change their intimate partner violence behaviors. Seven new items have been added, representing content specific to the Maintenance stage, and other items have been revised to strengthen the assessment of earlier stages and address gender concerns. Confirmatory factor analysis using multisite data (two sites, a total of 281 men at intake) supported the conclusion that a four-factor model (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation/Action, and Maintenance stages) was consistent with the observed covariances. A high degree of correlation between the Preparation/Action and Maintenance scales was observed, but subsequent testing indicated a need to treat the two as distinct factors in the model. It is recommended that scoring include only 31 items that perform well.

scholarly journals Examining the Prevalence, Bidirectionality, and Co-Occurrence of Sexual Intimate Partner Violence Among Women During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Partner Abuse ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julianne C. Flanagan ◽  
Véronique Jaquier ◽  
Kristina Coop Gordon ◽  
Todd M. Moore ◽  
Gregory L. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Sexual Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Ipv Perpetration

Objectives: This longitudinal study examined the prevalence of women’s sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration, the extent to which women experienced both sexual IPV victimization and perpetration, and the overlap between women’s experiences of sexual IPV with psychological and physical IPV victimization and perpetration. Methods: Data were collected via self-report survey from 180 women during the first 18 weeks of pregnancy and 122 participants completed follow-up assessments at 6 weeks postpartum. Results: At both time points, the prevalence of sexual IPV victimization and perpetration were similar in this sample. Bidirectional sexual IPV was more common than sexual IPV victimization or perpetration only. Most participants who experienced sexual IPV victimization at baseline and follow-up also experienced psychological or physical IPV victimization. No participants at either time point reported sexual IPV perpetration only, those participants who perpetrated sexual IPV also perpetrated psychological or physical IPV. Conclusions: Future research should investigate women’s sexual IPV victimization and perpetration as they relate to other areas of mental and physical health during this time period.

Focal Concerns and Intimate Partner Violence Case Processing: Predicting Arrest Using a Stratified Random Sample of Police Case File Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872110104
Author(s):  
Cortney A. Franklin ◽  
Leana A. Bouffard ◽  
Alondra D. Garza ◽  
Amanda Goodson
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Case File ◽  
Focal Concerns

Focal concerns has utility for explaining criminal justice decisions, including among police. At present, there is no research that has examined focal concerns and arrest decisions in non-sexual, intimate partner violence (IPV) cases. This study used a stratified random sample of 776 IPV incidents from an urban police department in one of the five largest and most diverse US cities to assess the effect of focal concerns on arrest. A multivariate binary logistic regression model demonstrated victim injury, suspect IPV and general criminal history, evidence, witnesses, victim preference for formal intervention, women victims, and intoxicated suspects predicted arrest. When the suspect was on scene, this was the strongest predictor of arrest. Implications and future research are discussed.

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