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A living database of scales and indicators that have been used to measure constructs of gender, agency, power, and control.

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Controlling Behavior

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Overview

Type: Relationship power/ control

Citation: Fulu E, Warner X, Miedema S, Jewkes R, Roselli T, Lang J: Why do some men use violence against women and how can we prevent it. Bangkok: UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women, UNV; 2013.

Use of Scale: Measure

Level of Generality: Individual

# of Items Reported: 8

Availability: Full

Theme: Gender/social norms, Violence

Demographics

Region: Southeast Asia

Country: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea

Gender: Female

Urban / Rural: nr

Ethnicity: NR

Age Group: Adults only (18+)

Age Range: 18 to 49

Scale Information

# of Subscales: NR

Subscale Name(s): NR

Direction and Meaning:

Response Range: High/moderate controlling vs. low control (ref)

Internal Consistency: Cronbach's alpha: 0.69

Internal Consistency by Subgroup: NR

Test-retest Reliability: NR

Sample Items: "When I want sex I expect my partner to agree"

Items

Partner is moderately or highly controlling over female partner compared with least controlling, based on 8 items scored on a 4- point scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree –

  • When I want sex I expect my partner to agree
  • If my partner asked me to use a condom, I would get angry
  • I won’t let my partner wear certain things
  • I have more to say than she does about important decisions that affect us
  • I tell my partner who she can spend time with
  • When my partner wears things to make her look beautiful I think she may be trying to attract other men
  • I want to know where my partner is all of the time

I like to let her know she isn’t the only partner I could have

Measured Outcome(s): IPV perpetration

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