Validation of a measure of intimate partner abuse with couples participating in divorce mediation

Connie J.A. Beck; J. Michael Menke; Karey O.Hara Brewster; Aurelio José Figueredo

doi:10.1080/10502550902766399

Validation of a measure of intimate partner abuse with couples participating in divorce mediation

Connie J.A. Beck, J. Michael Menke, Karey O.Hara Brewster, Aurelio José Figueredo

Interdisciplinary Forensics, School of (SIF)

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Abstract

Critics of court mandated divorce mediation have raised awareness of the need for screening measures to assess intimate partner abuse. This study validates a new instrument that is a revised version of the Partner Abuse Scales developed by Walter Hudson in the 1990s. The Relationship Behavior Rating Scale (RBRS) correlates highly with the original scales and subscales developed from the original and RBRS items have equally high reliability. The new scale is a reliable mea-sure for intimate partner abuse in divorce mediation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	295-308
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Divorce and Remarriage
Volume	50
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10502550902766399
State	Published - 2009

Keywords

Divorce
Intimate partner abuse
Measurement
Mediation

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