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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