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Instrument Title

IAS: Identity Abuse Scale - Modified

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Source Article

Woulfe JM, Goodman LA. Identity Abuse as a Tactic of Violence in LGBTQ Communities: Initial Validation of the Identity Abuse Measure [published online ahead of print, 2018 Mar 1]. J Interpers Violence. 2018;886260518760018. doi:10.1177/0886260518760018

Response Options

0 (did not occur) to 7 (occurred more than 20 times in the past year)

Survey Items

  1. The person called me pejorative names that have to do with my LGBTQ status
  2. The person told me I deserve what I get because of my sexual orientation or gender identity
  3. The person threatened to tell my employer, family, or others about my sexual orientation or gender identity
  4. The person used my sexual orientation or gender identity against me
  5. The person prevented me from seeking support within the LGBTQ community
  6. The person forced me to show physical or sexual affection in public, even though I didn’t want to
  7. The person questioned whether my sexual orientation or gender identity was “real”

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α = .80

Validity

Exploratory Factor Analysis was conducted

Google Scholar

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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:

Woulfe JM, Goodman LA. Identity Abuse as a Tactic of Violence in LGBTQ Communities: Initial Validation of the Identity Abuse Measure [published online ahead of print, 2018 Mar 1]. J Interpers Violence. 2018;886260518760018. doi:10.1177/0886260518760018

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.