Citation

Melendez-Rhodes T, Kosutic I. Violence Against Women 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Partners in Social Research, Avon, CT, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219895330

PMID

31948369

Abstract

This study addresses the need for assessments to support clinical practice and research with survivors/victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). A total of 236 women who stayed in domestic violence shelters in a Northeastern state completed responses to 38 statements defining three categories of resistance to IPV: (a) yielding, (b) withdrawing, and (c) confronting. Content validity was established through interviews with survivors and reviews by a panel of experts.

RESULTS of an exploratory factor analysis yielded a three-factor solution. Subscale scores showed satisfactory internal consistency reliability coefficients. Implications for practitioners and researchers are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

exploratory factor analysis; intimate partner violence; resistance