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