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Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS)

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The Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS) is a 23-item measure of individual perception and experience of power within an intimate relationship, consisting of two domains: relationship control and decision-making dominance.

Purpose: Purpose: Evaluation/Assessment
Number of Items: 23
Violence Mode: Other, Physical
Population: Women
Language: English, Spanish
Mode of Admin: Researcher-administered
Time Frame: N/A

Additional Details

Country: United States
Adaptations: 19-item shortened version
Relationship Focus: Current romantic/dating partner
Setting: Clinical
Scoring Info: Higher scores represent high sexual relationship power. Scores for the Relationship Control and Decision-Making Dominance subscales are calculared separately and then combined into the Sexual Relationship Power Scale. Mean scores for the subscales are combined (with equal weighting) into an overall score.

Reference: Pulerwitz, J., Gortmaker, S. L., & DeJong, W. (2000). Measuring sexual relationship power in HIV/STD research. Sex roles, 42(7-8), 637-660. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007051506972
Link: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007051506972

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