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https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13121| Type: | Journal Article |
| Title: | A multidimensional definition of partner abuse: development and preliminary validation of the Composite Abuse Scale |
| Other Titles: | Journal of family violence |
| Authors: | Sheehan, Mary Hegarty, Kelsey L Schonfeld, Cynthia |
| Keywords: | Measurement;Screening |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Publisher: | Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers |
| Citation: | 14 (4), December 1999 |
| Notes: | Highlighting the lack of definitional consistency and valid abuse screening questionnaires as the major flaws in domestic violence research to date, this article reports on the development and validity of a new screening questionnaire, the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS). The limitations of existing measures are reviewed before the development of the CAS, and the results of a preliminary validation of the measure presented. Concludes that while the CAS, designed to measure types, frequency and consequences of domestic violence, is a more reliable measure for feminist definitions of partner abuse, it still requires further validation and evaluation. |
| URI: | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13121 |
| ISSN: | 0885-7482 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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