Abstract
Introduction: The couple violence is a phenomenon with relevant social and health implications for the victims, and requires validated instruments for its application in forensic context. Objective: The present study has as aim to analyze the psychometric properties of the Scale for Measuring Beliefs that Perpetuate Intrafamiliar Violence. Method: A sample of 1977 women from Arequipa (in Peru) were selected by mean of non-probabilistic methods. Results: The results has confirmed the three factors structure of the Scale for Measuring Beliefs that Perpetuate Intrafamiliar Violence, by confirmatory factor analysis, that count with optimal reliability indexes: Disturbing beliefs of physical maltreatment (ω= .895), Disturbing beliefs of domestic violence (ω= .865), and Disturbing beliefs of sexual abuse in minors (ω= .848). Conclusion: It is concluded that the Scale for Measuring Beliefs that Perpetuate Intrafamiliar Violence has evidence of validity and reliability.
| Translated title of the contribution | Psychometric properties of the Scale for Measuring Beliefs that Perpetuate Intrafamiliar Violence in Peruvian Women |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 159-169 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Revista Chilena de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Indexed - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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