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Psychometric Properties of a Screening Instrument for Domestic Violence in a Sample of Iranian Women

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(2016) Psychometric Properties of a Screening Instrument for Domestic Violence in a Sample of Iranian Women. Nursing and Midwifery Studies. p. 7. ISSN 2322-1488

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Abstract

Background: Domestic violence against women is regarded as an important health problem among women and a serious concern in issues related to human rights. To date, a few screening tools for domestic violence exist for Iranian married women, but they assess only some of the domestic violence components. Objectives: The present study aimed to design and determine the validity and reliability of a screening instrument for domestic violence in a sample of Iranian women. Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional psychometric evaluation conducted on 350 married women in Ilam, Iran, in 2014. The samples were selected through multistage sampling and the main method was cluster sampling. A 20-item, self-administered questionnaire was validated by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). An Eigen value > and a loading factor > 0.3 for each component were considered as indices for extracting domestic violence components. Reliability was calculated by test-retest and Cronbach's alpha. Also, the content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) were used to measure content validity. The data were analyzed using SPSS-13 and LISREL 8.8 software programs. Results: The self-administered instalment was completed by 334 women. The CFA and EFA methods confirmed embedding items and the three-factor structure of the instrument including psychological, physical, and sexual violence, which explained 66 of the total variance of the domestic violence. The ICC and Cronbach's alpha coefficients were > 0.7 for the components of the questionnaire. The test-retest also revealed strong correlations for each of the domestic violence components (r > 0.6). Conclusions: The used instrument for measuring domestic violence had desirable validity and reliability and can be used as a suitable instalment in health and social researches in the local population.

Item Type: Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmail
Azadarmaki, T.UNSPECIFIED
Kassani, A.UNSPECIFIED
Menati, R.UNSPECIFIED
Hassanzadeh, J.UNSPECIFIED
Menati, W.UNSPECIFIED
Keywords: Women Domestic Violence Psychometric intimate partner violence gender-based violence prevalence multicountry validity health Nursing
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Page Range: p. 7
Journal or Publication Title: Nursing and Midwifery Studies
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 5
Number: 1
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.17795/nmsjournal27763
ISSN: 2322-1488
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.medilam.ac.ir/id/eprint/482

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