Citation

Eliason MJ, Taylor JY, Arndt S. J. Forensic Nurs. 2005; 1(3): 106-110.

Affiliation

College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1939-3938.2005.tb00026.x

PMID

17073041

Abstract

The purpose of this study to assess the psychometric qualities of a screening instrument for intimate partner violence, the Index of Spouse Abuse (ISA), for use with incarcerated women. Principal components factor analysis was conducted on data collected from 149 incarcerated women. The ISA demonstrated excellent internal consistency with this population and appears to be a psychometrically sound instrument that can be given in a short period of time.

Language: en