Citation

Aizpitarte A, Rojas-Solís JL. Int. J. Psychol. Res. (Medellin) 2019; 12(2): 29-36.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Facultad de Psicologia)

DOI

10.21500/20112084.4222

PMID

32612792 PMCID

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the factorial structure and reliability of the Violence in Adolescent's Dating Relationship Inventory (VADRI) and to get a shorter form to facilitate its application in the Mexican context. Participants were 1,055 Mexican' students which ages ranged between 14 and 22 years (M = 17.66, SD = 1.95). The 48.1% were females. A principal component analysis resulted in a three-factor structure which that was confirmed in the confirmatory factor analyses. The VADRI-MX assesses with 19-double items (perpetration and victimization) the three dimensions of the dating violence underlying construct: "Direct and severe", "Subtle psychological/controlling", and "Overt psychological/verbal." Internal consistency was high. Correlations among the three dimensions were moderate. We can conclude that the VADRI-MX is a useful, valid, and reliable assessment tool for assessing dating violence in the adolescence period. Implications for prevention, intervention, and research are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

assessment; dating violence; adolescence; factorial structure; VADRI.