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Abusive Attitudes Toward Marriage Scale (AAM)

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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

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