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Harassment and Control by Electronic Tools (HCE-2)

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The Harassment and Control by Electronic Tools (HCE-2) is a 2-item measure of intimate partner violence addressing harassment and control via calls, texts, and/or emails.

Purpose: Purpose: Screening/Identification
Number of Items: 2
Violence Mode: Other
Population: Women
Language: English
Mode of Admin: Researcher-administered
Time Frame: Lifetime/Any/Ever

Additional Details

Country: Spain
Adaptations: N/A
Relationship Focus: Current romantic/dating partner
Setting: General/Home
Scoring Info: Item scores are summed. A positive case of cyber harassment is a score of 1 or greater.

Reference: Garcia, L. H., Castaneda, M. P., Lozano, L. L., Alcaide, M. P., Gavin, M. O., & Grande, A. G. (2021). Validation of a cyberbullying questionnaire as a screening tool for other forms of intimate-partner violence towards young women. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1639. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11646-3
Link: http://10.1186/s12889-021-11646-3

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