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Gender Based Violence

Violence Perpetration

Victimization

PVI: Partner Violence Interview The PVI is a 26-item structured interview, adapted from the CTS, that asks subjects to report on various levels of violence they have experienced or perpetrated in their lifetime. Boris, N. W., Heller, S. S., Sheperd, T., & Zeanah, C. H. (2002). Partner violence among homeless young adults: Measurement issues and associations. Journal of Adolescent Health, 30(5), 355-363. English
* Women
* Adolescents
* Youth
* African American
* Men
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Victimization

Colorado BRFSS Violence Screen The Colorado BRFSS is an anonymous, population-based health monitoring survey administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The Violence Screen consists of three yes/no questions, with a response of "yes" to one or more items constituting a positive screen for violence. Koziol-McLain, J., Coates, C. J., & Lowenstein, S. R. (2001). Predictive validity of a screen for partner violence against women. American journal of preventive medicine, 21(2), 93-100. English
* Women
* General population
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Victimization

CUVINO: Cuestionario de Violencia de Novios (Questionnaire of Violence between Boyfriends and Girlfriends) The Cuestionario de Violencia de Novios (CUVINO) is an assessment tool that samples 42 behaviors, and their frequencies, that lead to violence in teenage relationships. It aims to detect eight types of abuse: Affective, Punishment, Coercion, Physical Disregard, Gender, Humiliation, Instrumental, and Sexual. León-Ramírez, B. & Ferrando Piera, P.J. (2014) Assessing the sexism and gender violence in sample of Catalan university students: A validity study based on the Ambivalent Sexism Inventor and the Dating Violence Questionnaire. Anuario de Psicología. 44(3): 327-341 Spanish
* Women
* Students
* Men
* Heterosexual
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Victimization

W/SAS: Work/School Abuse Scale Th Work/School Abuse Scale looks at behaviors that both prevent women from going to work or school and that interfere with participation once women were at work or school. Riger, S., Ahrens, C., & Blickenstaff, A. (2000). Measuring interference with employment and education reported by women with abusive partners: Preliminary data. Violence and victims, 15(2), 161-172. English
* Women
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Victimization

MASIC: Mediator's Assessment of Safety Concerns and Issues The MASIC is a detailed and extensive screening tool for mediators to assess whether abusive or violent behaviors have been perpetrated by the other party during the relationship, and if so how often this has occurred. Pokman, V., Rossi, F. S., Holtzworth-Munroe, A., Applegate, A. G., Beck, C. J., & D’Onofrio, B. M. (2014). Mediator’s Assessment of Safety Issues and Concerns (MASIC) Reliability and Validity of a New Intimate Partner Violence Screen. Assessment, 21(5), 529-542. English
* General population
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Violence Perpetration

Victimization

SCIRS: Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale The SCIRS is a measure designed to asses the prevalence and severity of sexual coercion in committed intimate relationships. Shackelford, T. K., & Goetz, A. T. (2004). Men's sexual coercion in intimate relationships: Development and initial validation of the Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale. Violence and victims, 19(5), 541-556. English
* Women
* Men
* General population
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Violence Perpetration

Victimization

PDV-Q: Psychological Dating Violence Questionnaire The PDV-Q is a scale that evaluates subtle and overt psychological abuse among dating couples and has bi-directionality to measure both victimization and perpetration. Ureña, J., Romera, E. M., Casas, J. A., Viejo, C., & Ortega-Ruiz, R. (2015). Psichometrics properties of Psychological Dating Violence Questionnaire: A study with young couples. International journal of clinical and health psychology, 15(1), 52-60. Spanish, English
* Women
* Students
* Men
* Heterosexual
* Latino
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Victimization

m-NorAQ: NorVold Abuse Questionnaire for Men The m-NorAQ was adapted from the NorAQ in order to asses emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and abuse in health care of men. Swahnberg, K. (2011). NorVold Abuse Questionnaire for men (mNorAQ): validation of new measures of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and abuse in health care in male patients. Gender medicine, 8(2), 69-79. English
* Men
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Victimization

DA: Danger Assessment The Danger Assessment (DA) is an instrument designed to assess the likelihood of lethality or near lethality occurring in a case of intimate partner violence. Campbell, J., Webster, D., & Glass, N. (2009). The Danger Assessment: Validation of a Lethality Risk Assessment Instrument for Intimate Partner Femicide. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 24(4): 653-674 English
* Women
* African American
* Heterosexual
* Latino
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Violence Perpetration

Victimization

MSCQ: Multidimensional Sexual Coercion Questionnaire The Multidimensional Sexual Coercion Questionnaire (MSCQ) is a sexual coercion assessment instrument for college students that pertains to commonly noted tactics such as pressure to have sex, exploitation, and relational manipulation as well as less commonly measured tactics of humiliation and two clusters of tactics pertaining to forced compliance based on past coercion. Raghavan, C., Cohen, S., & Tamborra, T. (2015). Development and preliminary validation of The Multidimensional Sexual Coercion Questionnaire (MSCQ). Journal of Sexual Aggression. 21(3): 271-289 English
* Women
* Students
* African American
* Men
* Heterosexual
* Latino
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Victimization

DVQ: Domestic Violence Questionnaire The Domestic Violence Questionnaire (DVQ) is a 20-item questionnaire - 13 items for psychological and 7 items for physical violence - to identify domestic violence against women in the past year. Indu,. P.V., Remadevi, S., Vidhukumar, K., Anikumar, T.V., & Subha, N. (2011). Development and validation of the Domestic Violence Questionnaire in married women aged 18-55 years. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 53(3): 218-223 English and Malayalam
* Women
* General population
* Heterosexual
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Gender Based Violence

Victimization

EAPA-P: Escala de Abuso Psicológico Aplicado en la Pareja (Scale of Psychological Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence) The EAPA-P is an instrument that can be used to detect and measure intimate partner psychological abuse. Porrua-Garcia, C., Rodriguez-Carballeira, A., Escartin, J., GomezBenito, J., Almendros, C., & Martin-Pena, J. (2016). Development and validation of the scale of psychological abuse in intimate partner violence (EAPA-P). Psicothema. 28(2): 214-221 English
* Women
* General population
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Victimization

STaT: Slapped, Things, and Threatened The STaT is a three question screen for identifying lifetime intimate partner violence among women in the ED. Paranjape, A. & Liebschutz, J. (2003). STaT: A Three-Question Screen for Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of Women’s Health. 12(3): 233-239 English
* Women
* African American
* Heterosexual
* Patients
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Violence Perpetration

Victimization

CPA: Cyber Psychological Abuse Scale The Cyber Psychological Abuse (CPA) scale assesses psychological abuse during arguments between romantic partners using cell phones, email, computers, and through social networking sites. Leisring, P & Giumetti, G. (2014). Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Abusive Text Messages Also Hurt: Development and Validation of the Cyber Psychological Abuse Scale. Partner Abuse. 5(3): 323-341 English
* Women
* Students
* Men
* Heterosexual
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Gender Based Violence

Victimization

WAST-Short-J: Japanese version of Woman Abuse Screening Tool The WAST-Short-J is a two-question IPV screening tool in Japanese. Kita, S., Haruna, M., Hikita, N., Matsuzaki, M., & Kamibeppu, K. (2017). Development of the Japanese version of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool‐ Short. Nursing & health sciences, 19(1), 35-43. Japanese
* Women
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Gender Based Violence

Victimization

PAI: Partner Abuse Interview The Partner Abuse Interview is an 11-item interview that assesses the partner's use of physical aggression against an individual in the past year and the resulting injury and fear. Pan, H. S., Ehrensaft, M. K., Heyman, R. E., O'Leary, K. D., & Schwartz, R. (1997). Evaluating domestic partner abuse in a family practice clinic. Family medicine, 29(7), 492-495. English
* Women
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Gender Based Violence

Victimization

HITS: Hurt, Insulted, Threatened with harm and Screamed at The HITS scale is domestic violence screening mnemonic for family practice physicians and residents. Sherin, K. M., Sinacore, J. M., Li, X. Q., Zitter, R. E., & Shakil, A. (1998). HITS: a short domestic violence screening tool for use in a family practice setting. FAMILY MEDICINE-KANSAS CITY-, 30, 508-512. English
* Women
* Patients
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Gender Based Violence

Victimization

AIQ: Artemis Intake Questionnaire The Artemis Intake Questionnaire is a clinically relevant tool constructed by treatment providers used in working with the victims of domestic violence. Strauchler, O., McCloskey, K., Malloy, K., Sitaker, M., Grigsby, N., & Gillig, P. (2004). Humiliation, manipulation, and control: Evidence of centrality in domestic violence against an adult partner. Journal of Family Violence, 19(6), 339-346. English
* Women
* Patients
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Gender Based Violence

Victimization

E-HITS: Extended Hurt, Insulted, Threatened with harm, and Screamed at The E-HITS scale is an extended version of the original HITS scale, with the inclusion of a question to detect sexual violence. Chan, C. C., Chan, Y. C., Au, A., & Cheung, G. O. C. (2010). Reliability and validity of the 'Extended-Hurt, Insult, Threaten, Scream' (E-HITS) screening tool in detecting intimate partner violence in hospital emergency departments in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 17(2), 109. English,
* Women
* Patients
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Gender Based Violence

Victimization

Akers' Social Learning Theory: Imitation This questionnaire examines the extent to which measures of Akers' social learning constructs are able to predict repetitive intimate partner victimization. Cochran, J. K., Sellers, C. S., Wiesbrock, V., & Palacios, W. R. (2011). Repetitive intimate partner victimization: An exploratory application of social learning theory. Deviant Behavior, 32(9), 790-817. English
* Students
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Victimization

Spanish HITS: Hurt, Insulted, Threatened with harm, and Screamed at The HITS scale is domestic violence screening mnemonic for family practice physicians and residents. Chen, P. H., Rovi, S., Vega, M., Jacobs, A., & Johnson, M. S. (2005). Screening for domestic violence in a predominantly Hispanic clinical setting. Family Practice, 22(6), 617-623. English,
* Women
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Victimization

NorAQ: NorVold Abuse Questionnaire The NorAQ measures emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and abuse in the health care system. Haddad, L. G., Shotar, A., Younger, J. B., Alzyoud, S., & Bouhaidar, C. M. (2011). Screening for domestic violence in Jordan: validation of an Arabic version of a domestic violence against women questionnaire. International journal of women's health, 3, 79. English,
* Women
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Victimization

SVAWS: Severity of Violence Against Women Scales The SVAWS measures threatened, attempted, and completed behaviors likely to cause physical injury or pain. Marshall, L. L. (1992). Development of the severity of violence against women scales. Journal of family violence, 7(2), 103-121. English
* Women
* Students
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Victimization

ADQ: Abuse Disability Questionnaire The Abuse Disability Questionnaire is a 30-item instrument that measures the extent to which a disabling psychological prospective has been acquired. McNamara, J. & Fields, S. (2001). The Abuse Disability Questionnaire: Consistency and Validity Considerations in Two Samples. Journal of Family Violence. 16(1): 37-45 English
* Women
* Heterosexual
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Violence Perpetration

Victimization

ABI-R: Abusive Behavior Inventory - Revised The ABI-R was developed as an alternative to the CTS and views violence as part of coercive control, which is based on feminist theory and patriarchal terrorism. The ABI-R can be used to assess IPV as psychological abuse, physical abuse, or sexual abuse. Postmus, J., Stylianou, M., & McMahon, S. (2016). The Abuse Behavior Inventory - Revised. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 31(17): 2867-2888 English
* Women
* African American
* Heterosexual
* Latino
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Victimization

BCCS: Brief Coercion and Conflicts Scales The BCCS assesses the immediate interpersonal context of the physical, psychological, and sexual violence women endured at the hands of their most recent partner. Cook, S.L. & Goodman, L. A. (2006). Beyond frequency and severity: Development and validation of the Brief Coercion and Conflict Scales. Violence Against Women, 12(11), 1050-1072. English
* Women
* African American
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Victimization

SAFE-T Questionnaire The SAFE-T Questionnaire is a screening tool that uses indirect questioning to detect intimate partner violence. Fulfer, J. L., Tyler, J. J., Choi, N. J., Young, J. A., Verhulst, S. J., Kovach, R., & Dorsey, J. K. (2007). Using indirect questions to detect intimate partner violence: The SAFE-T Questionnaire. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(2), 238-249. English
* Women
* Adolescents
* Students
* Youth
* Elderly
* General population
* Patients
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Violence Perpetration

Victimization

CARS: Cyber Aggression in Relationships Scale The Cyber Aggression in Relationships Scale is a validated measure to assess adult cyber intimate partner aggression. Watkins, L., E., Maldonado, R. C., & DiLillo, D. (2016). The Cyber Aggression in Relationships Scale: A new multidimensional measure of technology-based intimate partner aggression. Assessment, 1-19. English
* Men who have sex with men (MSM)
* Women
* Students
* Bisexual
* Men
* General population
* Heterosexual
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Victimization

IFVCS: Indian Family Violence and Control Scale The Indian Family Violence and Control Scale (IFVCS) is an effective tool for measuring domestic violence among married women in India, allowing researchers to enhance understanding of domestic violence epidemiology and for evaluating the effectives of future domestic violence interventions. Kalokhe, A. S., Stephenson, R., Kelley, M. E., Dunkle, K. L., Paranjape, A., Solas, V., Karve L., del Rio, C., & Sahay, S. (2016). The development and validation of the Indian Family Violence and Control Scale. PLoS ONE, 11(1), 1-15. English,
* Women
* General population
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Violence Perpetration

Victimization

CAT: Controlling and Abusive Tactics Questionnaire The CAT is a 62-item checklist that asks about perpetration perpetrated and received. Hamel, J., Jones, D. N., Dutton, D. G., & Graham-Kevan, N. (2015). The CAT: A gender-inclusive measure of controlling and abusive tactics. Violence and Victims, 30(4), 547. English
* Women
* African American
* Men
* Latino
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Violence Perpetration

Victimization

LAAS: Legal and Administrative Aggression Scale The LA aggression scale was split into two components: (1) A 6-item scale that was added to the Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) that asks participants how often they/their partner have threatened with types of LA, and (2) a 6-item scale with yes/no questions that asked if they/their partner have engaged in LA. Hines, D. A., Douglas, E. M., & Berger, J. L. (2015). A self-report measure of legal and administrative aggression within intimate relationships. Aggressive Behavior, 41, 295-309. English
* Men
* General population
* Heterosexual
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Victimization

EAQ: Emotional Abuse Questionnaire The EAQ is a 66-item self-administered test that assesses four different aspects (isolation, degradation, sexual abuse, and property damage) of emotional abuse in intimate relationships. Karakurt, G., Ergüner-Tekinalp, B., & Terzi, Ş. (2009). The Psychometric Qualities of the Turkish Version of Emotional Abuse Questionnaire. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research (EJER), (36). English
* Women
* Students
* Men
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LS: Lethality Screen The LS is a shortened 11-item version of the Danger Assessment (DA) that was intended to be used by first responders in conjunction with the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP). Messing, J. T., Campbell, J., Sullivan Wilson, J., Brown, S., & Patchell, B. (2016). The lethality screen: the predictive validity of an intimate partner violence risk assessment for use by first responders. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 32(2), 205-226. English
* Women
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Victimization

NorAQ: NorVold Abuse Questionnaire The NorAQ measures emotional, physical, sexual abuse, and abuse in the healthcare system. Swahnberg, I. K., & Wijma, B. (2003). The NorVold Abuse Questionnaire (NorAQ) Validation of new measures of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and abuse in the health care system among women. The European Journal of Public Health, 13(4), 361-366. English
* Women
* Patients
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Victimization

CCB: Checklist of Controlling Behaviors The CCB is an 84-item domestic violence assessment instrument that addresses multiple levels of violence and coercive control in abusive relationships Lehmann, P., Simmons, C. A., & Pillai, V. K. (2012). The validation of the Checklist of Controlling Behaviors (CCB): assessing coercive control in abusive relationship. Journal of Family Violence, 24(2), 133-143 English
* Women
* Patients
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Victimization

AHQ: Abuse History Questionnaire The AHQ is a screening instrument to identify sexual and physical abuse in a medical population. Leserman, J., Drossman, D. A., & Li, Z. (1995). The reliability and validity of a sexual and physical abuse history questionnaire in female patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Behavioral Medicine, 21(3), 141-150. English
* Women
* Patients
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Victimization

BIS: Brief Inpatient Screen BIS is a 1-item, 3-part screen to measure intimate partner violence (emotional, physical, and sexual) in the past 12 months. Laurie, A. R., Showalter, J., Pratt, T., Ballentine, N.H., Chinchilli, V. M., & McCall-Hosenfeld, J. S. (2012). Validity of the brief inpatient screen for intimate partner violence among adult women. Women & Health, 52(7): 679-699. English
* Women
* Students
* Youth
* Heterosexual
* Patients
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WHO-WHLEQ: WHO Women's Health and Life Experiences Questionnaire THe WHO-WHLEQ is a 12-section questionnaire that measures the prevalence, health implications, and risk factors for domestic violence. Saddki, N., Sulaiman, Z., Ali, S. H., Hassan, T., Abdullah, S., Rahman, A., Ismail, T., Jahlil, R.A., & Baharudin, Z. (2013). Validity and reliability of the Malay version WHO women’s health and life experiences questionnaire. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28(12), 2557-2580. English
* Women
* Students
* Youth
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LE-PAS/LE-PAS-R: Lesbian Partner Abuse Scale and Lesbian Partner Abuse Scale-Revised The LE-PAS and LE-PAS-R were designed to assess power imbalance between lesbian couples that results in partner abuse. McClennen, J. C., Summers, A. B., & Daley, J. G. (2002). The lesbian partner abuse scale. Research on Social Work Practice, 12(2), 277-292. English
* Women
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CBS-R: Revised Controlling Behaviors Scale - Swedish Version CBS-R is a 24-item scale that assesses controlling behaviors from both victim and perpetrator perspectives. Jansson, B., & Sundin, Ö. (2016). The reliability and factorial validity of the Swedish Version of the Revised Controlling Behaviors Scale. Journal of interpersonal violence, doi: 10.1177/0886260516672936 English
* Women
* Men
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TLFB-SV: Timeline Followback Spousal Violence Interview TFLB-SV is an interview format that presents both victims and perpetrators a daily calendar where they can mark all experiences of partner violence. Fals-Stewart, W., Birchler, G. R., & Kelley, M. L. (2003). The timeline followback spousal violence interview to assess physical aggression between intimate partners: Reliability and validity. Journal of Family Violence, 18(3), 131-142. English
* Women
* African American
* Men
* Heterosexual
* Patients
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ISA-RSV: Index of Spousal Abuse - Reduced Spanish Version ISA-RSV is the Spanish version of a reduced Index of Spouse Abuse measure used to assess the frequency of both physical and nonphysical partner abuse behaviors. Sierra, J. C., S Monge, F., Santos-Iglesias, P., Paz Bermudez, M., & Salinas, J. M. (2011). Validation of a reduced Spanish version of the Index of Spouse Abuse. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 11(2). Spanish
* Women
* Students
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ASI: Abuse Screening Inventory ASI is a 16-item (formerly 14-items) questionnaire that assess four different kinds of abuse. Swahnberg, K., Wijma, K. Validation of the Abuse Screening Inventory. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 2007; 35(5):330-4. English
* Women
* Students
* General population
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HITS: Hurt, Insulted, Threatened with harm, and Screamed at The HITS scale is domestic violence screening mnemonic for family practice physicians and residents. Shakil, A., Donald, S., Sinacore, J. M., & Krepcho, M. (2005). Validation of the HITS domestic violence screening tool with males. Fam Med, 37(3), 193-8. English
* Men who have sex with men (MSM)
* Men
* Heterosexual
* Patients
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ISA-SV: Index of Spousal Abuse - Spanish Version ISA-SV is a 30-item Spanish version of the ISA that measures the severity of partner violence against women in the past 12 months. Plazaola-Castano, J., Ruiz-Perez, I., Escribà-Agüir, V., Jiménez-Martín, J. M., & Hernández-Torres, E. (2009). Validation of the Spanish version of the Index of Spouse Abuse. Journal of Women's Health, 18(4), 499-506. Spanish
* Women
* Patients
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DVQ: Dating Violence Questionnaire - Spanish Version DVQ is a 42-item questionnaire that assess two aspects of victimization within an intimate relationship: frequency and discomfort. López-Cepero, J., Fabelo, H. E., Rodríguez-Franco, L., & Rodríguez-Díaz, F. J. (2016). The Dating Violence Questionnaire: Validation of the Cuestionario de Violencia de Novios using a college sample from the United States. Violence and victims, 31(3), 438. English, Spanish
* Women
* Students
* African American
* Men
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MPAB: Measure of Psychologically Abusive Behaviors The MPAB is a 41-item questionnaire that assesses 14 different categories of psychological abuse. Follingstad, D. R., Coker, A. L., Lee, E., Williams, C. M., Bush, H. M., & Mendiondo, M. M. (2015). Validity and psychometric properties of the measure of psychologically abusive behaviors among young women and women in distressed relationships. Violence against women, 21(7), 875-896. English
* Women
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Beeble’s Meaure of Abusive Men’s Use of Children This is a 7-item scale used to assess the the assailant's use of children to control their partners or ex-partners. Beeble, M., Bybee, D., & Sullivan, C. (2007) Abusive Men’s Use of Children to Control Their Partners and Ex-Partners. European Psychologist. 12(1): 54-61 English
* Women
* African American
* Heterosexual
* Latino
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Azadarmaki's Screen for Domestic Violence Azadarmaki's Screen for Domestic Violence is a 20-item scale that assesses domestic violence in Iranian married women. Azadarmaki, T., Kassani, A., Menati, R., Hassanzadeh, J., & Menati, W. (2016). Psychometric Properties of a Screening Instrument for Domestic Violence in a Sample of Iranian Women. Nursing and midwifery studies, 5(1). English and Persian (Farsi)
* Women
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Castro's Measure of Violence Against Women Castro's Measure of Violence Against Women is a 26-item scale that screens physical, sexual, and emotional partner abuse. Castro, R., Garcia, L., Ruiz, A., & Peek-Asa, C. (2006). Developing an Index to Measure Violence Against Women for Comparative Studies Between Mexico and the United States. Journal of Family Violence. 21(1): 95-104 English and Spanish
* Women
* Students
* Heterosexual
* Patients
* Latino
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SSP - Abuse Items: Safer and Stronger - Measure of Abuse The SSP-Measure of Abuse is a 17-item scale to assess women's experiences with abuse. Curry, M.A., Renker, P., Hughes, R., Robinson-Whelen, S., Oschwald, M., Swank, P., & Powers, L. (2009). Development of Measures of Abuse Among Women With Disabilities and the Characteristics of Their Perpetrators. Violence Against Women. 15(9): 1001-1025 English
* Women
* African American
* Heterosexual
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SSP - Risk Items: Safer and Stronger Program - Measure of Risk The SSP - Risk Items is a 12-item scale to assess perpetrator risk characteristics that might place women with disabilities at greater risk of harm. Curry, M.A., Renker, P., Hughes, R., Robinson-Whelen, S., Oschwald, M., Swank, P., & Powers, L. (2009). Development of Measures of Abuse Among Women With Disabilities and the Characteristics of Their Perpetrators. Violence Against Women. 15(9): 1001-1025 English
* Women
* African American
* Heterosexual
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Wrangle's Screen for Intimate Partner Violence Wrangle's Screen for Intimate Partner Violence is a 7-item dichotomous response-option tool that examines intimate partner violence in Latina women. Wrangle, J., Fisher, J. W., & Paranjape, A. (2008). Ha sentido sola? dCulturally competent screening for intimate partner violence in Latina women. Journal of Women's Health, 17(2), 261-268. English and Spanish
* Women
* Latino
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Jahromi's Measure of Domestic Violence Against Women Jahromi's Measure of Domestic Violence Against Women is a 36-item scale that examines physical, emotional, and sexual domestic violence experienced by Iranian women. Jahromi, M. K., Jamali, S., Koshkaki, A. R., & Javadpour, S. (2016). Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence against women by their husbands in Iran. Global journal of health science, 8(5), 175. English and Persian (Farsi)
* Women
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McCarry's Measure of Same Sex Domestic Violence McCarry's Measure of Same Sex Domestic Violence is a scale that examines various types of domestic violence within LGBTQ+ couples. McCarry, M., Hester, M., & Donovan, C. (2008). Researching same sex domestic violence: Constructing a survey methodology. Sociological Research Online, 13(1), 8. English
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Winstok's Measure of Tactics in Partner Conflicts Winstok's Measure of Tactics in Partner Conflicts is a scale that examines spontaneous and punitive sanctions in heterosexual relationships. Winstok, Z., & Smadar-Dror, R. (2015). Sanctions as a tactic used in partner conflicts: theoretical, operational, and preliminary findings. Journal of interpersonal violence, 30(12), 1998-2037. English
* Heterosexual
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CASR-SF: Composite Abuse Scale (Revised) – Short Form The CASR-SF is a comprehensive self report measure that captures physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and overall intimate partner violence with a focus on severity and intensity of experiences. Ford-Gilboe, M., Wathen, C., Varcoe, C., MacMillan, H., Scott-Storey, K., Mantler, T., Hegarty, K., & Perrin, N. (2016). Development of a brief measure of intimate partner violence experiences: the Composite Abuse Scale (Revised) – Short Form (CASR-SF). BMJ Open. 6. English
* Women
* Adolescents
* Students
* Youth
* Heterosexual
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WAI: Wife Abuse Inventory The Wife Abuse Inventory is a self-report screening device used to identify women at risk for potential spouse abuse. 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. English
* Women
* General population
* Heterosexual
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AAS: Abuse Assessment Screen (Europe) The AAS is a 5-item, dichotomous (yes/no) screening tool that was designed to screen for a history of violence against women, specifically pregnant women. Please see attached PDFs for specific article citations when instrument is used in Europe. Europe: Greek, Spanish
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* Women
* Heterosexual
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AAS: Abuse Assessment Screen (North America) The AAS is a 5-item, dichotomous (yes/no) screening tool that was designed to screen for a history of violence against women. McFarlane, J., Parker, B., & Soeken, K. (1995) Abuse during Pregnancy: Frequency, Severity, Perpetrator, and Risk Factors of Homicide. Public Health Nursing. 12(5): 284-289 North America: English
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* Women
* Youth
* African American
* Heterosexual
* Patients
* Latino
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ABI: Abuse Behavior Inventory (North America) The ABI is a self-administered, 30-item instrument using a 5-point Likert-type scale to measure the frequency of abusive behaviors. There are two corresponding forms of the ABI, one for the perpetrator and one for the victim. Shepard, M. & Campbell, J. (1992). The Abuse Behavior Inventory: A Measure of Psychological and Physical Abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 7(3): 291-305 Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for other instances of when instrument was used in North America.. North America: English
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* Women
* African American
* Men
* General population
* Heterosexual
* People who inject drugs
* Patients
* People who use drugs
* Veterans
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CADRI: Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationship Inventory (North America) A self-report measure of abuse in adolescent dating relationships that uses a 4-point Likert scale. Wolfe, D., Scott, K., Reitzel-Jaffe, D., Wekerle, C., Grasley, C., & Straatman, A. (2001). Development and Validation of the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationship Inventory. Psychological Assessment. 13(2): 277-293 Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for other instances of when instrument was used in North America. North America: English
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* Men who have sex with men (MSM)
* Women
* Adolescents
* Students
* Youth
* African American
* Men
* Heterosexual
* Latino
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CAS: Composite Abuse Scale (Australia) The CAS is a 74 item instrument that is designed to measure all types of abuse, frequency of abuse, and consequences of abuse. Hegarty, K., Sheehan, M., & Schonfeld, C. (1999). A multidimensional definition of partner abuse: Development and preliminary validation of the composite abuse scale. Journal of Family Violence, 14(4), 399-415. Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for other instances of when instrument was used in Australia. Australia: English
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* Women
* Adolescents
* Students
* Youth
* Caregivers
* Heterosexual
* Medical providers
* Patients
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OVAT: Ongoing Violence Assessment Tool (North America) The OVAT is a 4-item screening instrument used to screen for recent and ongoing partner violence, both physical and nonphysical. Weiss, S., Ernst, A., Cham, E., & Nick, T. (2003). Development of a Screen for Ongoing Intimate Partner Violence. Violence and Victims. 18(2): 131-141. Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for other instances of when instrument was used in North America. North America: English
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* Women
* Students
* African American
* Men
* General population
* Heterosexual
* Patients
* Latino
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PAS: Partner Abuse Scale (North America) The PAS is a 50-item screening instrument that screens for both physical and nonphysical relationship violence. Attala, J. M., Hudson, W. W., McSweeney, M., & Features Submission, H. C. (1994). A partial validation of two short-form partner abuse scales. Women & Health, 21(2-3), 125-139. Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for physical/non-physical sub-scales of instrument used in North America. North America: English
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* Women
* African American
* Heterosexual
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PMWI: Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory (North America) PMWI is 58-item screening tool used to screen for psychological abuse experienced by women in abusive relationships. Tolman, R. M. (1989). The development of a measure of psychological maltreatment of women by their male partners. Violence and Victims, 4(3), 159-177. Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for other instances of when instrument was used in North America. North America: English
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* Women
* Men
* General population
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SEA: Scale of Economic Abuse (North America) The SEA is a 28-item instrument that asked about the extent to which the assailant used various economically abusive strategies. Please see attached PDFs for instance of when instrument was used with 12-items in North America. Adams, A. E., Sullivan, C. M., Bybee, D., & Greeson, M. R. (2008). Development of the scale of economic abuse. Violence against women, 14(5), 563-588. Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for other instances of when instrument was used in North America. North America: English
* Women
* General population
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WEB: Women's Experience with Battering Scale (North America) The WEB measures battering by characterizing women’s perception of their vulnerability to physical and psychological danger or loss of power and control in relationships with male partners. Smith, P. H., Earp, J., & DeVellis, R. (1995). Measuring battering: Developing the women’s experience with battering (WEB) scale. Women’s Health: Research on Gender, Behavior, and Policy, 1(4), 273-288. Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for other instances of when instrument was used in North America. North America: English
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* Women
* Students
* African American
* Heterosexual
* Patients
* People who use drugs
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WHO VAW: World Health Organization Violence Against Women (South America) The WHO VAW contains behaviour-specific items related to psychological, physical and sexual violence. Schraiber, L.B., Dias O Latorre, M. R., Franca Jr, I., Segri, N. J., & D’Oliveira. (2010). Validity of the WHO VAW study instrument for estimating gender-based violence against women. Rev Saúde Pública, 44(4), 1-9. South America, Portugese
* Women
* Students
* Youth
* Heterosexual
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WHO VAW: World Health Organization Violence Against Women (Europe) The WHO VAW contains behaviour-specific items related to psychological, physical and sexual violence. Nybergh, L., Taft, C., & Krantz, G. (2012). Psychometric properties of the WHO Violence Against Women instrument in a male population-based sample in Sweden. BMJ open, 2(6), e002055. Please see attached PDFs for source article citations for other instances of when instrument was used in Europe. Europe: Swedish
* Women
* Men
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Virginia Transgender Health Initiative – Violence Scale This study examined relationships between social determinants of health and experiences of transgender-related discrimination (including this violence scale) reported by transgender people in Virginia. Bradford J, Reisner SL, Honnold JA, Xavier J. Experiences of transgender-related discrimination and implications for health: results from the Virginia Transgender Health Initiative Study. Am J Public Health. 2013;103(10):1820–1829. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300796 English
* Transgender
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NTDS: National Transgender Discrimination Survey The NTDS was conducted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality to assess the discrimination faced by transgender and gender non-conforming people in every area of life: education, employment, family life, public accommodations, housing, health, police and jails, and ID documents. Grant, Jaime M., Lisa A. Mottet, Justin Tanis, Jack Harrison Jody L. Herman, and Mara Keisling. Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey. Washington: National Center for Transgender Equality and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 2011. English
* Transgender
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Disclosure of lifetime IPV experiences The present article explores help-seeking attitudes and behaviors of transgender adults and cisgender sexual minority adults in the United States. Kurdyla V, Messinger AM, Ramirez M. Transgender Intimate Partner Violence and Help-Seeking Patterns [published online ahead of print, 2019 Oct 9]. J Interpers Violence. 2019;886260519880171. doi:10.1177/0886260519880171 English
* Men who have sex with men (MSM)
* Bisexual
* Transgender
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T-IPV: Transgender-related Intimate Partner Violence Scale The T-IPV tool was developed because traditional IPV tools do not assess this type of IPV. The tool was administered to trans-masculine individuals and assessed for validity and reliability. Peitzmeier SM, Hughto JMW, Potter J, Deutsch MB, Reisner SL. Development of a Novel Tool to Assess Intimate Partner Violence Against Transgender Individuals. J Interpers Violence. 2019;34(11):2376–2397. doi:10.1177/0886260519827660 English
* Transgender
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IAS: Identity Abuse Scale - Modified This study developed and evaluated a measure of identity abuse (IA), and explored its prevalence in a sample of sexual minority adults. 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 English
* Transgender
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