Overview
Type: Acceptance of IPV
Citation: Simmons, C. et al. A Comparison of Women Versus Men Charged With Intimate Partner Violence: General Risk Factors, Attitudes Regarding Using Violence, and Readiness to Change. Violence and Victims. 2008; 23(5):571-585
Use of Scale: Measure
Level of Generality: General
# of Items Reported: 25
Availability: Full
Theme: Gender/social norms, Violence
Demographics
Region: North America
Country: USA
Gender: Female
Urban / Rural: nr
Ethnicity: White: 50%; African American: 25%; Hispanic: 20%; Asian: 2.5%; Other: 2.5%
Age Group: Can't tell
Age Range: Mean age: 30.44
Scale Information
# of Subscales: NR
Subscale Name(s): NR
Direction and Meaning:
Response Range: The scale includes three labels (justifiable, somewhat justifiable, and not justifiable), anchored on a 7-point Likert scale.
Internal Consistency: NA
Internal Consistency by Subgroup: Cronbach's alpha Male: 0.9238; Female: 0.9042
Test-retest Reliability: NA
Sample Items: A wife slaps or hits her husband if...: He comes at her with a knife; he physically abuses their child; in an argument, he hits her first; she catches him in bed with another woman.
Items
- A wife slaps or hits her husband if:
- He comes at her with a knife
- He physically abuses their child
- In an argument, he hits her first
- She catches him in bed with another woman
- She learns that he is having an affair
- He terrorizes and abuses her pet
- He uncontrollably smashes her belongings
- He screams hysterically
- At a party he flirts with another woman in front of her and her friends
- He threatens verbally to get his gun
- He is drunk, belligerent, and acting crazy
- He calls her “stupid” over and over again
- He calls her mother nasty names all the time
- She is drunk and out of control
- He accuses her of being an incompetent and insensitive human being
- He makes her look like a fool in front of her family and friends
- She overhears him talking on the phone with his ex-girlfriend
- She refuses to let her enroll in college courses
- She is upset about losing her job
- He insults her best friend
- He refuses to have sex with her
- He refuses to let him go out for an evening with her friends
- She is angry because he got a speeding ticket
- He tells her he should have divorced her a long time ago
- He threatens to move out in the middle of an argument