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Cyber Intimate Partner Aggression

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The Cyber Intimate Partner Aggression is a 39-item measure about experiences of intimate partner violence and cyber aggression victimization.

Purpose: Purpose: Screening/Identification
Number of Items: 39
Violence Mode: Emotional/Psychological, Other, Physical, Sexual
Population: Men, Women
Language: English
Mode of Admin: Self-administered
Time Frame: Past year

Additional Details

Country: United States
Adaptations: N/A
Relationship Focus: Current romantic/dating partner
Setting: Educational
Scoring Info: Cyber Behaviors: Items are recorded such that 0 = no experiences in the past year and 1 = at least one or more experiences in the past year. Responses were also dichotomized to create an overall measure of any cyber victimization (0 = no experiences and 1 = one or more experiences); In-Person Behaviors: All items are recorded such that 0 = no experiences in the past year and 1 = at least one or more experiences in the past year. Three binary composite measures (0 = no, 1 = yes) based on aggression type were created to assess any psychological aggression (items 1-5 and 15-17), physical aggression (items 6-14 and 18), and sexual aggression (items 19 and 20) in the last year. Item 21 is included as a measure on injury.

Reference: Marganski, A., & Melander, L. (2018). Intimate Partner Violence Victimization in the Cyber and Real World: Examining the Extent of Cyber Aggression Experiences and Its Association With In-Person Dating Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(7), 1071-1095. doi: 10.1177/0886260515614283
Link: http://10.1177/0886260515614283

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