Coercive Control

The Coercive Control is a 4-item measure used to ask women whether they needed permission from their partner to engage in daily activities.

Purpose: Purpose: Screening/Identification

Number of Items: 4

Violence Mode: Other

Population: Women

Language: English

Mode of Admin: N/A

Time Frame: Lifetime/Any/Ever

Country: Mexico

Adaptations: N/A

Relationship Focus: Current romantic/dating partner

Setting: General/Home

Scoring Info: Coercive control is based on the summation of responses to all four items.

Reference: Villarreal, A. (2007). Women’s Employment Status, Coercive Control, and Intimate Partner Violence in Mexico. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69(2), 418-434. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00374.x
Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00374.xDigital%20Object%20Identifier%20(DOI)

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