Partner Violence Behaviours (Flisher et al., 2007)

• Populations: Middle and Late Adolescents
• Age ranges: M = 15.4
• Languages: English
• Countries: South Africa

Items

Subscales

• Perpetration of Partner Violence, 1 Item
• Intention for Partner Violence, 1 Item
• Attitudes Towards Partner Violence, 7 Items
• Subjective Peer Norms Towards Partner Violence, 2 Items
• General Social Norms Towards Partner Violence, 5 Items
• Outcome Expectancy when Partner Violence Occurs, 2 Items
• Self-Efficacy Regarding the Prevention of Partner Violence, 1 Item

Example items:

• Have you ever hit, kicked, slapped or punched your boyfriend (if you are female) or girlfriend (if you are male)?
• Do you think you would hit, kick, slap or punch your boyfriend (if you are female) or girlfriend (if you are male) if he/she makes you
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Scoring

“All items were scored so that responses positively associated with partner violence were coded as higher numbers, while responses against partner violence were coded as lower numbers.” (Flisher et al., 2007)

Citations

Flisher, A. J., Myer, L., Mèrais, A., Lombard, C., & Reddy, P. (2007). Prevalence and correlates of partner violence among south african adolescents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48(6), 619-627. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01711.x