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Instrument Title

WAI: Wife Abuse Inventory

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Source Article

Poteat, G. M., Grossnickle, W. F., Cope, J. G., & Wynne, D., C. (1991). Psychometric properties of the Wife Abuse Inventory. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46(6), 828-834.

Response Options

Likert scale: (0) Never, (1) Sometimes, (2) Often, (3) Always

Survey Items

6 factors (with 25 items) covering:

  • Emotional respect
  • Abusiveness
  • Economic stress
  • Instability
  • Sexual adequacy
  • Emotional flexibility

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α= .91

Validity

Convergent Validity and Factor Structure

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Poteat, G. M., Grossnickle, W. F., Cope, J. G., & Wynne, D., C. (1991). Psychometric properties of the Wife Abuse Inventory. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46(6), 828-834.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.