TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Detecting domestic violence: Spanish external validation of the Index of Spouse Abuse
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Torres, Anna
A1  - Navarro, Purificación
A1  - Garcia-Esteve, Lluïsa
A1  - Tarragona, Maria Jesús
A1  - Ascaso, Carlos
A1  - Herreras, Zoe
A1  - Gelabert, Estel
A1  - Imaz, Maria Luisa
A1  - Roca, Alba
A1  - Subirà, Susana
A1  - Martin-Santos, Rocio
SP  - 275
EP  - 286
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - The aims of the study were to assess the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Index of Spouse Abuse (ISA), and to validate it against external criteria of intimate partner violence. The Spanish version of the ISA was administered to 223 non-abused women and 182 victims of intimate partner violence. Internal consistency coefficients oscillated between 0.88 and 0.98. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis failed to replicate the original two-factor structure. Using Exploratory Factor Analysis, a two-factor solution was found: physical (ISA-P) and non-physical (ISA-NP), but the items included in each factor were slightly different from the original two subscales. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed an AUC value for the ISA global score of 0.99 (95% CI: 0.98–0.99), with the optimal cut-off of 12 for detecting intimate partner violence. The Spanish version of the ISA is a valid instrument for detecting intimate partner violence in a female population.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-009-9290-z
ID  - ref1
ER  -