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Attitude Around Prosecution Of Mothers Who Are Domestic Violence Victims

Attitude Around Prosecution Of Mothers Who Are Domestic Violence Victims is a single-item measure that captures the participant's belief that mothers should be prosecuted for exposing their children to domestic violence (prosecution of mothers).

Categories

Geographies Tested: United States of America

Populations Included: Female, Male

Age Range: Adolescents, Adults

Items:

1. Battered women who expose their children to domestic violence should be prosecuted criminally.

Response Options:
4-point Likert scale
Strongly disagree - 0
Strongly agree - 3

Scoring Procedures

Not Applicable

Original Citation

Policastro, C., & Payne, B. K. (2013). The Blameworthy Victim: Domestic Violence Myths and the Criminalization of Victimhood. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 22(4), 329-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2013.775985


Psychometric Score

Ease of Use Score

Scoring breakdown

Formative Research

Qualitative Research

Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework

Field Expert Input

Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing

Reliability

Internal

Test-retest

Interrater

Validity

Content

Face

Criterion (gold-standard)

Construct

KEY

Ease of Use

Readability

Scoring Clarity

Length

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