Citation

Wong JY, Fong DY, Yau JH, Choi EP, Choi AW, Brown JB. Violence Against Women 2018; 24(9): 1039-1051.

Affiliation

University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801217731542

PMID

29332540

Abstract

The study aimed to evaluate the measurement properties of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) in Chinese college students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Hong Kong. A cutoff score of 10 was found to be able to discriminate between abused and nonabused Chinese young adults. The total score was significantly correlated with total scores for anxiety and depression on the Chinese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Two-factor structure of the WAST was supported by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The Chinese WAST was found to be valid in screening for and assessing intimate partner violence.

Language: en

Keywords

Chinese; dating violence; screening